510(k) · Cleared
ClearedRapid Fire Hair Implanter Carousel
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Apex Medical Products, LLC · GAH Stylet, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery
Cleared on Oct 27, 1997 after an 81-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Oct 27, 1997
- Review
- 81 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- GAH
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (2)
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 | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Calivitron Hair Transplant System Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Padgett Hair Transplant Punch Named without a submission number |
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 GAH devicesGAH Stylet, Surgical, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GAH
1in 2011
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GAH
Too few GAH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GAH
2in 2016
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GAH
10in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GAH, 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 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Rapid Fire Hair Implanter Carousel™ is to be used for hair transplantation on the scalp. Its use is indicated where patients require one or more hair grafting sessions during which multiple grafts have to be implanted.
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/K972918 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K972918: Rapid Fire Hair Implanter Carousel.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972918
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026