# K980292: Cataract Liquefracture Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Alcon Laboratories
- Decided: May 19, 1998 after 113 days
- Product code: MUS (Fluidic, Phacoemulsification/Phacofragmentation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.4670
- 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 K902798 (1990). 2 ancestors in all.
59 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 62 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K911808: Gemini Ophthalmic Surgery System, Alcon Laboratories (1991) Summary page 2.
- K902798: Automated Hydrosonics (TM), Alcon Surgical, Inc. (1990) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K021566: Infiniti (2002), 50 descendants of its own
- K063583: Alcon Vision System (2008), 36 descendants of its own
- K063331: Bausch & Lomb NGX Microsurgical System (2006), 24 descendants of its own
- K082845: Infiniti Vision System with Ozil IP (2009), 22 descendants of its own
- K082473: Bausch & Lomb Stellaris Microsurgical System (2009), 22 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This device assists in the removal of cataracts by softening, emulsifying and aspirating the cataract

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K980292
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology