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Candela SPTL Long Pulse/Tunable Pulsed Dye Lase

K954934510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 2, 199698-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

Candela Laser Corp. · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Feb 2, 1996 after a 98-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 701 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Feb 2, 1996
Review: 98 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

701 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

This deviceK954934 Candela SPTL Long Pulse/Tunable Pulsed Dye LaseCandela Laser Corp. · 1996
Descendant · cites it directly · 700 of its ownK993671 Candela Sclero Long Pulse Dye LaserCandela Corp. · 2000
Descendant · cites it directly · 699 of its ownK013748 Candela Sclero Long Pulse Laser (Aka Vbeam)Candela Corp. · 2002
Descendant · 2 generations on · 665 of its ownK022226 Altus Medical Family of Coolglide Lasers, Models Coolglide I…Altus Medical, Inc. · 2002
Descendant · 3 generations on · 519 of its ownK033251 The Friendlylight ND: Yag LasersInnotech USA, Inc. · 2004
Descendant · 4 generations on · 517 of its ownK042000 Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd. · 2004

Showing 5 of 701 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2000high 82 (2025) · low 0 (2001)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 701 · See all

K993671Candela Sclero Long Pulse Dye LaserCandela Corp. · 2000 · cites it directly700descendants
K013748Candela Sclero Long Pulse Laser (Aka Vbeam)Candela Corp. · 2002 · cites it directly699descendants
K022226Altus Medical Family of Coolglide Lasers, Models Coolglide I, Coolglide II, and Future…Altus Medical, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on665descendants
K033251The Friendlylight ND: Yag LasersInnotech USA, Inc. · 2004 · 3 generations on519descendants
K042000Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser SystemsMsq (M2), Ltd. · 2004 · 4 generations on517descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K954934	Candela SPTL Long Pulse/Tunable Pulsed Dye Lase	Candela Laser Corp.	1996	—
+1	K993671	Candela Sclero Long Pulse Dye Laser	Candela Corp.	2000	—
+1	K013748	Candela Sclero Long Pulse Laser (Aka Vbeam)	Candela Corp.	2002	—
+2	K022226	Altus Medical Family of Coolglide Lasers, Models Coolglide I, Coolglide II…	Altus Medical, Inc.	2002	—
+3	K033251	The Friendlylight ND: Yag Lasers	Innotech USA, Inc.	2004	—
+4	K042000	Modified MSQ Family of Lovely Light/Laser Systems	Msq (M2), Ltd.	2004	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2000	1	0
2002	3	0
2003	5	0
2004	7	0
2005	6	0
2006	5	0
2007	12	0
2008	24	0
2009	12	0
2010	18	0
2011	23	0
2012	20	0
2013	24	0
2014	29	0
2015	27	0
2016	38	0
2017	31	0
2018	32	0
2019	21	0
2020	41	0
2021	31	0
2022	52	0
2023	41	0
2024	70	0
2025	82	0
2026	46	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K954934, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

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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? (701)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K993671	Candela Sclero Long Pulse Dye Laser	Candela Corp.	2000	700
K013748	Candela Sclero Long Pulse Laser (Aka Vbeam)	Candela Corp.	2002	699

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, K993671 (Candela Corp., 2000) has gone furthest, with 700 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

2007high 107 (2008) · low 41 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEX

90in 2025

2007high 152 (2022) · low 78 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEX

3in 2024

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	73	79	9	342
2008	107	86	2	232
2009	69	100	0	209
2010	50	96	4	1,711
2011	41	83	18	3,024
2012	45	118	5	2,000
2013	46	144	3	2,236
2014	61	147	6	2,036
2015	47	112	0	2,099
2016	51	114	1	2,585
2017	67	90	5 (1)	2,977
2018	51	78	5	3,525
2019	41	88	6	2,709
2020	52	90	1	2,183
2021	53	123	0	3,465
2022	60	152	0	2,288
2023	52	87	6	2,337
2024	82	90	3	2,187
2025	83	90	0	2,720
2026	57	90	2	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K954934 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K954934: Candela SPTL Long Pulse/Tunable Pulsed Dye Lase.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K954934

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