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Plancon Mircolamellar Keratome

K960395510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 26, 199688-day reviewClass I21 CFR 886.4370

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

Plancon Instruments · HNO Keratome, Ac-Powered

Cleared on Apr 26, 1996 after an 88-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 77 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Apr 26, 1996
Review: 88 days
Class: Class I
Product code: HNO
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

77 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

This deviceK960395 Plancon Mircolamellar KeratomePlancon Instruments · 1996
Descendant · cites it directly · 76 of its ownK970377 Plancon Microlamellar Keratome (Single Piece Keratome Head with…Plancon Instruments · 1997
Descendant · cites it directly · 66 of its ownK980924 Plancon Microlamellar Keratome EvolutionPlancon Instruments · 1998
Descendant · 2 generations on · 63 of its ownK981741 Carriazo Barraquer MicrokeratomeMoria, Inc. · 1998
Descendant · 2 generations on · 58 of its ownK032910 Carriazo PendularSchwind Eye-Tech-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG · 2004
Descendant · 3 generations on · 56 of its ownK073404 Ifs Laser SystemIntra Lase Corp. · 2008

Showing 5 of 77 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

1997high 8 (2012) · low 0 (2001)2026

Most influential descendants

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K970377Plancon Microlamellar Keratome (Single Piece Keratome Head with Accessories)Plancon Instruments · 1997 · cites it directly76descendants
K980924Plancon Microlamellar Keratome EvolutionPlancon Instruments · 1998 · cites it directly66descendants
K981741Carriazo Barraquer MicrokeratomeMoria, Inc. · 1998 · 2 generations on63descendants
K032910Carriazo PendularSchwind Eye-Tech-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG · 2004 · 2 generations on58descendants
K073404Ifs Laser SystemIntra Lase Corp. · 2008 · 3 generations on56descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K960395	Plancon Mircolamellar Keratome	Plancon Instruments	1996	—
+1	K970377	Plancon Microlamellar Keratome (Single Piece Keratome Head with Accessories)	Plancon Instruments	1997	—
+1	K980924	Plancon Microlamellar Keratome Evolution	Plancon Instruments	1998	—
+2	K981741	Carriazo Barraquer Microkeratome	Moria, Inc.	1998	—
+2	K032910	Carriazo Pendular	Schwind Eye-Tech-Solutions GmbH & Co. KG	2004	—
+3	K073404	Ifs Laser System	Intra Lase Corp.	2008	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1997	2	0
1998	5	0
1999	2	0
2000	1	0
2002	2	0
2003	2	0
2004	3	0
2005	1	0
2008	2	0
2009	2	0
2010	5	0
2011	4	0
2012	8	0
2013	2	0
2014	4	0
2015	6	0
2016	2	0
2017	7	0
2018	6	0
2019	1	0
2020	2	0
2021	1	0
2022	3	0
2023	2	0
2025	2	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K960395, 1996–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), 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?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (77)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K970377	Plancon Microlamellar Keratome (Single Piece Keratome Head with Accessories)	Plancon Instruments	1997	76
K980924	Plancon Microlamellar Keratome Evolution	Plancon Instruments	1998	66
K973294	Innovatome Microkeratome	Innovative Optics, Inc.	1997	5

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, K970377 (Plancon Instruments, 1997) has gone furthest, with 76 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HNO devices

HNO Keratome, Ac-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HNO

1in 2018

2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HNO

Too few HNO 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HNO

4in 2011

2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HNO

7in 2024

2007high 2,265 (2018) · low 0 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HNO, 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	—	2	32
2008	1	—	2	31
2009	1	—	0	85
2010	0	—	0	84
2011	0	—	4	90
2012	0	—	0	100
2013	0	—	0	353
2014	0	—	0	452
2015	0	—	0	966
2016	0	—	0	1,397
2017	1	—	0	2,112
2018	1	—	0	2,265
2019	0	—	0	816
2020	0	—	0	405
2021	0	—	0	72
2022	0	—	0	7
2023	0	—	0	10
2024	0	—	0	7
2025	0	—	0	0
2026	0	—	0	—

What is it indicated for?

To perform micro lamellar keratoplasty for the correction of myopia or hyperopia

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

https://510kreport.com/device/K960395 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K960395: Plancon Mircolamellar Keratome.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K960395

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026