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Cusa System 200C and 200T Ultrasonic Aspirator

K921251510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 12, 199288-day reviewClass U

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

Valleylab, Inc. · LFL Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical

Cleared on Jun 12, 1992 after an 88-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 4 of the 305 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 304 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 12, 1992
Review
88 days
Class
Class U
Product code
LFL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

304 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly. 4 of the 305 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 2 descendants cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared1996: 2 descendants cleared2003: 6 descendants cleared2004: 6 descendants cleared2005: 8 descendants cleared2011: 9 descendants cleared2002: 5 descendants cleared2009: 7 descendants cleared2014: 20 descendants cleared2008: 7 descendants cleared2007: 5 descendants cleared2010: 14 descendants cleared2012: 14 descendants cleared2006: 4 descendants cleared2019: 14 descendants cleared2016: 20 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12018: 18 descendants cleared2015: 12 descendants cleared2022: 15 descendants cleared2021: 16 descendants cleared2013: 14 descendants cleared2025: 16 descendants cleared2017: 15 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22020: 18 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12024: 10 descendants cleared2023: 10 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2026: 13 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK921251 Cusa System 200C and 200T Ultrasonic AspiratorValleylab, Inc. · 1992
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 214 of its ownK962952 Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu)Olympus Optical, Co. · 1996
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 213 of its ownK972114 Olympus Sonosurg SystemThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 175 of its ownK981993 Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 157 of its ownK994231 Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp. · 2000
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 154 of its ownK052202 Axiom Artis - Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 21998: 31999: 22000: 12002: 52003: 62004: 62005: 82006: 42007: 52008: 72009: 72010: 142011: 92012: 142013: 142014: 202015: 122016: 202017: 152018: 182019: 142020: 182021: 162022: 152023: 102024: 102025: 162026: 13
1996high 20 (2014) · low 0 (1997)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K962952Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu)Olympus Optical, Co. · 1996 · cites it directly214descendants
  • K972114Olympus Sonosurg SystemThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998 · 2 generations on213descendants
  • K981993Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998 · 3 generations on175descendants
  • K994231Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp. · 2000 · 4 generations on157descendants
  • K052202Axiom Artis - Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2006 · 5 generations on154descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K921251Cusa System 200C and 200T Ultrasonic AspiratorValleylab, Inc.1992—
+1K962952Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu)Olympus Optical, Co.1996—
+2K972114Olympus Sonosurg SystemThe Olympus Optical Co.1998—
+3K981993Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co.1998—
+4K994231Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp.2000—
+5K052202Axiom Artis - Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.200629

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199620
199830
199920
200010
200250
200360
200460
200580
200640
200750
200870
200970
2010140
201190
2012140
2013140
2014200
2015120
2016201
2017152
2018180
2019140
2020181
2021160
2022150
2023100
2024100
2025160
2026130
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K921251, 1992–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

4 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new LFL device

  1. #1 K261448 neXus Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator Systemscore 14.5 · 10 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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? (304)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K962952Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu)Olympus Optical, Co.1996214
K981262Cusa Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator SystemValleylab, Inc.199889
K991791Sound Vaser SystemSound Surgical Technologies, LLC199949
K960040Sharplan Ultra Laparoscopic HandpieceSharplan Lasers, Inc.19960

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K162859Allura Xper FD series and Allura Xper OR Table seriesPhilips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2016 · 11 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 112 Class I recalls
  • K163715Allura Xper R9Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2017 · 11 generations on · ◆ in the 2017 descendants bar of FIG. 17 Class I recalls
  • K172822Azurion series R1.2Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2017 · 12 generations on · ◆ in the 2017 descendants bar of FIG. 19 Class I recalls
  • K200917Azurion R2.1Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2020 · 13 generations on · ◆ in the 2020 descendants bar of FIG. 18 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K962952 (Olympus Optical, Co., 1996) has gone furthest, with 214 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LFL devices

LFL Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LFL

3in 2025

2007: 72008: 22009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 32013: 52014: 32015: 42016: 52017: 22018: 32019: 42020: 42021: 62022: 82023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 8 (2022) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFL

176in 2025

2007: 99 days median2011: 241 days median2012: 82 days median2013: 73 days median2014: 136 days median2015: 99 days median2016: 111 days median2018: 66 days median2019: 103 days median2020: 190 days median2021: 83 days median2022: 168 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 158 days median2025: 176 days median2026 (partial year): 99 days median
2007high 241 (2011) · low 66 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · LFL

11in 2024

2010: 32011: 22012: 52014: 12015: 12017: 12019: 422021: 12023: 22024: 112026 (partial year): 1
2007high 42 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LFL

3,857in 2025

2007: 2,2362008: 1,6782009: 3,3242010: 1,2392011: 1,0532012: 1,4912013: 2,4302014: 4,2602015: 2,7772016: 2,6912017: 3,2672018: 3,4612019: 3,1532020: 2,9342021: 3,2892022: 3,4222023: 4,2152024: 4,0172025: 3,857
2007high 4,260 (2014) · low 1,053 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFL, 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
200779902,236
20082—01,678
20091—03,324
20102—31,239
2011324121,053
201238251,491
201357302,430
2014313614,260
201549912,777
2016511102,691
20172—13,267
201836603,461
20194103423,153
2020419002,934
202168313,289
2022816803,422
2023410424,215
20243158114,017
2025317603,857
20263991—
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510(k) Report. “K921251: Cusa System 200C and 200T Ultrasonic Aspirator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K921251

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026