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Argon/Krypton Laser Photocoagulator Sys

K843966510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 8, 198428-day reviewClass II21 CFR 886.4690

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

American Medical Optics · HQB Photocoagulator And Accessories

Cleared on Nov 8, 1984 after a 28-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

Decided
Nov 8, 1984
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HQB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K843966Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All HQB devices

HQB Photocoagulator And Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HQB

1in 2022

2011: 32012: 12013: 32019: 22022: 1
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HQB

221in 2013

2011: 57 days median2013: 221 days median
2007high 221 (2013) · low 57 (2011)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HQB

2in 2025

2013: 282025: 2
2007high 28 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HQB

7in 2025

2011: 32012: 32013: 22014: 12016: 12017: 22018: 32019: 12020: 142021: 12022: 32023: 32024: 32025: 7
2007high 14 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HQB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
201135703
20121—03
20133221282
20140—01
20150—00
20160—01
20170—02
20180—03
20192—01
20200—014
20210—01
20221—03
20230—03
20240—03
20250—27
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K843966: Argon/Krypton Laser Photocoagulator Sys.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K843966

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