# K971830: Accu-Pulse Carbon Dioxide Laser System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Argus Photonics Group
- Decided: Aug 14, 1997 after 90 days
- Product code: GEX (Powered Laser Surgical Instrument)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4810
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K952049 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K952049: Tru-Pulse Pulsed CO2 Surgical Laser System, Tissue Technologies, Inc. (1995) Summary page 3.

## Most influential descendants
- K983543: Accu-Pulse 1000 CO2 Surgical Laser System (1998), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For use in cutting, vaporizing and coagulating soft tissue for clinical applications, in dermatology, plastic surgery, podiatry, neurosurgery, gynecology, otorhinolaryngology, arthroscopy, open & endoscopic general surgery

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K971830
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology