510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Straightfire Reusable Optical Fibers (400,600,800,1000)

K965180510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 5, 1997163-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

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Cleared on Jun 5, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K920553 (Myriad Lase, Inc., 1992) and 2 other predicates after a 163-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991.

Decided: Jun 5, 1997
Review: 163 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K914396 (1991). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK914396 Surgi Light Non-Contact FibersLifestream Int'L, Inc. · 1991
This deviceK965180 Straightfire Reusable Optical Fibers (400,600,800,1000)Myriad Lase, Inc. · 1997

View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K914396	Surgi Light Non-Contact Fibers	Lifestream Int'L, Inc.	1991	—
0 (this device)	K965180	Straightfire Reusable Optical Fibers (400,600,800,1000)	Myriad Lase, Inc.	1997	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1992	1	0
1995	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K965180, 1991–1997Source: 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? (3)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K920553	Myriadlase Sidefire-Tipped Optical Fiber Summary page 1 …Fibers Common Name: Reusable Laser Fiber Classification Name: Fiberoptic Laser Delivery System PREDICATE DEVICES SideFire™ - Tipped Optical Fibers, MyriadLase, Inc.; K920553 SideFire™ - Tipped Reusable Optical Fibers, Myriadlase, Inc.; K352733 Laserguide Surgi Light Optical Fibers, Surgimedics; K914396…	Myriad Lase, Inc.	1992	—
*	K952733	Sidefire - Tipped Reusable Optical Fibers Summary page 1 …on and intended use, to other laser optical fibers, such as the MyriadlLase SideFire™ - Tipped Optical Fibers (K920553) and SideFire™ - Tipped Reusable Op- tical Fibers (K952733), and Surgimedics Laserguide® Surgi Light Optical Fibers, KR96‘3 180 Amendment 10 (K914396). Optical performanc…	Myriad Lase, Inc.	1995	—
*	K914396	Surgi Light Non-Contact Fibers Summary page 1 …ipped Optical Fibers, MyriadLase, Inc.; K920553 SideFire™ - Tipped Reusable Optical Fibers, Myriadlase, Inc.; K352733 Laserguide Surgi Light Optical Fibers, Surgimedics; K914396 DEVICE DESCRIPTION The StrateFire™ Reusable Optical Fiber is a fiberoptic laser energy delivery sys- tem intended for use with…	Lifestream Int'L, Inc.	1991	—

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.

What does this lineage say?

None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All GEX devices

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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	—

What is it indicated for?

Ablation and hemostasis in treatment of gynecological and urological conditions, as well as multiple applications in gastroenterology and general surgery.

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/K965180 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K965180: Straightfire Reusable Optical Fibers (400,600,800,1000).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K965180

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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