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Endoguide (R), Microguide (TM), Flexiguide (TM)

K903079510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 4, 199084-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4810

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

Luxar Corp. · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Oct 4, 1990 after an 84-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 16 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 4, 1990
Review
84 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

16 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK903079 Endoguide (R), Microguide (TM), Flexiguide (TM)Luxar Corp. · 1990
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 15 of its ownK014048 Clinicon Universal Waveguide Handpiece and Fiber TipsClinicon Corp. · 2002
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 14 of its ownK050541 Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark I Laser Beam DeliveryOmniguide Communications, Inc. · 2005
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 8 of its ownK070157 Omniguide Beam Path CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide FiberOmniguide, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK073313 Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile TipOmniguide, Inc. · 2008
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 4 of its ownK093451 Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile/Low…Omniguide, Inc. · 2009

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12005: 12006: 32007: 32008: 12009: 12011: 12014: 12017: 12021: 3
2002high 3 (2006) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K014048Clinicon Universal Waveguide Handpiece and Fiber TipsClinicon Corp. · 2002 · cites it directly15descendants
  • K050541Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark I Laser Beam DeliveryOmniguide Communications, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on14descendants
  • K070157Omniguide Beam Path CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide FiberOmniguide, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on8descendants
  • K073313Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile TipOmniguide, Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on5descendants
  • K093451Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile/Low Loss TipOmniguide, Inc. · 2009 · 4 generations on4descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K903079Endoguide (R), Microguide (TM), Flexiguide (TM)Luxar Corp.1990—
+1K014048Clinicon Universal Waveguide Handpiece and Fiber TipsClinicon Corp.2002—
+2K050541Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark I Laser Beam DeliveryOmniguide Communications, Inc.2005—
+3K070157Omniguide Beam Path CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide FiberOmniguide, Inc.20071
+3K073313Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile TipOmniguide, Inc.2008—
+4K093451Omniguide Beampath CO2 Mark Iii Waveguide Fiber with Low Profile/Low Loss TipOmniguide, Inc.2009—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200510
200630
200730
200810
200910
201110
201410
201710
202130
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K903079, 1990–2021Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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? (16)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K014048Clinicon Universal Waveguide Handpiece and Fiber TipsClinicon Corp.200215

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K014048 (Clinicon Corp., 2002) has gone furthest, with 15 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEX devices

GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEX

83in 2025

2007: 732008: 1072009: 692010: 502011: 412012: 452013: 462014: 612015: 472016: 512017: 672018: 512019: 412020: 522021: 532022: 602023: 522024: 822025: 832026 (partial year): 57
2007high 107 (2008) · low 41 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEX

90in 2025

2007: 79 days median2008: 86 days median2009: 100 days median2010: 96 days median2011: 83 days median2012: 118 days median2013: 144 days median2014: 147 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 114 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 78 days median2019: 88 days median2020: 90 days median2021: 123 days median2022: 152 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 90 days median
2007high 152 (2022) · low 78 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEX

3in 2024

2007: 92008: 22010: 42011: 182012: 52013: 32014: 62016: 12017: 5, 1 Class I2018: 52019: 62020: 12023: 62024: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 18 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEX

2,720in 2025

2007: 3422008: 2322009: 2092010: 1,7112011: 3,0242012: 2,0002013: 2,2362014: 2,0362015: 2,0992016: 2,5852017: 2,9772018: 3,5252019: 2,7092020: 2,1832021: 3,4652022: 2,2882023: 2,3372024: 2,1872025: 2,720
2007high 3,525 (2018) · low 209 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEX, 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
200773799342
2008107862232
2009691000209
2010509641,711
20114183183,024
20124511852,000
20134614432,236
20146114762,036
20154711202,099
20165111412,585
201767905 (1)2,977
2018517853,525
2019418862,709
2020529012,183
20215312303,465
20226015202,288
2023528762,337
2024829032,187
2025839002,720
202657902—
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510(k) Report. “K903079: Endoguide (R), Microguide (TM), Flexiguide (TM).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K903079

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026