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Alex TA2 Eraser

K980131510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 17, 199833-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

Light Age, Inc. · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Feb 17, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K935631 (Continuum Biomedical, Inc., 1994) and 1 other predicate after a 33-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided: Feb 17, 1998
Review: 33 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K950684 (1995). 3 ancestors in all, the oldest K935631 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK950684 Cynosure Photogenica T10 Tattoo Removal LaserCynosure, Inc. · 1995
1 generation backK961006 Medlite/755 Alexandrite Laser SystemContinuum Biomedical, Inc. · 1996
This deviceK980131 Alex TA2 EraserLight Age, Inc. · 1998

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K950684	Cynosure Photogenica T10 Tattoo Removal Laser	Cynosure, Inc.	1995	—
−1	K961006	Medlite/755 Alexandrite Laser System	Continuum Biomedical, Inc.	1996	—
0 (this device)	K980131	Alex TA2 Eraser	Light Age, Inc.	1998	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1994	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980131, 1995–1998Source: 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? (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	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K935631	Conbio Medalex Laser System Summary page 1 …3, 1998 Alex Ta2 Eraser Medical laser system Instrument, surgical, powered, laser ’ 79-GEX 21 CFR 878.48 Medlite/755 Alexandrite Laser System, Continuum Biomedical (K935631 and K961006). The Alex Ta2 Eraser is a flashlamp Q-switched solid state laser producing a broadband wavelength of 755 + 25nm. L…	Continuum Biomedical, Inc.	1994	—
*	K961006	Medlite/755 Alexandrite Laser System Summary page 1 …x Ta2 Eraser Medical laser system Instrument, surgical, powered, laser ’ 79-GEX 21 CFR 878.48 Medlite/755 Alexandrite Laser System, Continuum Biomedical (K935631 and K961006). The Alex Ta2 Eraser is a flashlamp Q-switched solid state laser producing a broadband wavelength of 755 + 25nm. Light and dar…	Continuum Biomedical, Inc.	1996	—

Also cleared against K935631: 1 other device →

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?

The line of descent spans 3 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
1 other device also cites its predicate K935631.

How does its category compare?

All GEX devices

GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

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?

Removal of dark and light ink tattoos and the removal of pigmented lesions.

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/K980131 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K980131: Alex TA2 Eraser.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K980131

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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