510(k) · Cleared
ClearedMentor Meridian Phacoemulsification System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Mentor O & O, Inc. · HQC Unit, Phacofragmentation
Cleared on Feb 12, 1996 after an 89-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
- Decided
- Feb 12, 1996
- Review
- 89 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- HQC
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
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?
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 HQC devicesHQC Unit, Phacofragmentation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · HQC
3in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · HQC
267in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · HQC
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · HQC
1,799in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code HQC, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 341 |
| 2008 | 4 | 162 | 1 | 444 |
| 2009 | 5 | 131 | 1 | 540 |
| 2010 | 3 | 142 | 22 | 2,431 |
| 2011 | 5 | 129 | 4 | 1,802 |
| 2012 | 5 | 125 | 1 | 2,277 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 2,772 |
| 2014 | 4 | 135 | 1 | 2,740 |
| 2015 | 3 | 124 | 0 | 3,355 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 3,374 |
| 2017 | 3 | 214 | 0 | 2,781 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 2 | 2,416 |
| 2019 | 4 | 126 | 0 | 2,287 |
| 2020 | 4 | 227 | 0 | 1,217 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 1,673 |
| 2022 | 4 | 245 | 5 | 1,907 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 1 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 5 | 197 | 0 | 2,120 |
| 2025 | 3 | 267 | 1 | 1,799 |
| 2026 | 3 | 115 | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K955245 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K955245: Mentor Meridian Phacoemulsification System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955245
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