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Mooorldi Laser Doppler Imager

K980383510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 30, 199887-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2120

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Moor Instruments, Ltd. · DPT Probe, Blood-Flow, Extravascular

Cleared on Apr 30, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K920844 (Lisca Development AB, 1992) and 1 other predicate after an 87-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991. 16 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 30, 1998
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DPT
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K905232 (1991). 2 ancestors in all. 16 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1992: 1 other ancestor2013: 3 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant clearedK905232 · Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3 · Moor Instruments, Ltd. · 19911990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 6 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 1 descendant K905232 · Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3 · Moor Instruments, Ltd. · 19910+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK905232 Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3Moor Instruments, Ltd. · 1991
  2. This deviceK980383 Mooorldi Laser Doppler ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 1998
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 15 of its ownK032841 Moorldi Infrared Laser Doppler Imager, Model MOORLD12-IRMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2003
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK063586 Moorflpi Full-Field Laser Perfusion ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2007
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK120884 Pericam PsiPerimed AB · 2012
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK063561 Moorldls Laser Doppler Line ScannerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2007
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK121429 Aimago Easyldi Microcirculation CameraAimago SA · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12007: 32012: 22013: 32014: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12024: 1
2003high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 16 · See all
  • K032841Moorldi Infrared Laser Doppler Imager, Model MOORLD12-IRMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2003 · cites it directly15descendants
  • K063586Moorflpi Full-Field Laser Perfusion ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2007 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K120884Pericam PsiPerimed AB · 2012 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K063561Moorldls Laser Doppler Line ScannerMoor Instruments, Ltd. · 2007 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K121429Aimago Easyldi Microcirculation CameraAimago SA · 2012 · 2 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K905232Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3Moor Instruments, Ltd.1991—
0 (this device)K980383Mooorldi Laser Doppler ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd.1998—
+1K032841Moorldi Infrared Laser Doppler Imager, Model MOORLD12-IRMoor Instruments, Ltd.2003—
+2K063586Moorflpi Full-Field Laser Perfusion ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd.2007—
+3K120884Pericam PsiPerimed AB2012—
+2K063561Moorldls Laser Doppler Line ScannerMoor Instruments, Ltd.2007—
+2K121429Aimago Easyldi Microcirculation CameraAimago SA2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200730
201220
201330
201410
201610
201710
201810
201910
202010
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980383, 1991–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K920844Pim 1.0 Laser Doppler Perfusion Imager
Summary page 2
…0.10 and 1040.11 as a Class IITa Medical Laser Product. Performance Standard: Reason for Submission: New Device PIM 1.0 Laser Doppler Perfusion Imager 510(k) Number - K920844 Predicate Devices: Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3D 510(k) Number - K905232 Description of the Device The moorLDI laser Do…
Lisca Development AB1992—
*K905232Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3
Summary page 2
…eason for Submission: New Device PIM 1.0 Laser Doppler Perfusion Imager 510(k) Number - K920844 Predicate Devices: Moor Laser Blood Flow Monitor MBF3D 510(k) Number - K905232 Description of the Device The moorLDI laser Doppler imager is a device for imaging blood flow in the microcirculation of surfac…
Moor Instruments, Ltd.1991—

Also cleared against K920844: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (16)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032841Moorldi Infrared Laser Doppler Imager, Model MOORLD12-IRMoor Instruments, Ltd.200315
K124049Deepview Digital Video Physiological Portable Imaging SystemSpectralmd, Inc.20131
K060976MOORLD12-B1 Laser Doppler Burns ImagerMoor Instruments, Ltd.20071

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 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K032841 (Moor Instruments, Ltd., 2003) has gone furthest, with 15 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K920844.

How does its category compare?

All DPT devices

DPT Probe, Blood-Flow, Extravascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DPT

1in 2024

2007: 32009: 12012: 22013: 32014: 32015: 12016: 12017: 12024: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DPT

201in 2014

2007: 55 days median2013: 108 days median2014: 201 days median
2007high 201 (2014) · low 55 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · DPT

22in 2024

2024: 22
2007high 22 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DPT

52in 2025

2007: 52008: 12009: 32010: 32011: 32012: 12014: 52018: 32019: 12020: 32021: 132022: 462023: 212024: 1692025: 52
2007high 169 (2024) · low 0 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DPT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200735505
20080—01
20091—03
20100—03
20110—03
20122—01
2013310800
2014320105
20151—00
20161—00
20171—00
20180—03
20190—01
20200—03
20210—013
20220—046
20230—021
20241—22169
20250—052
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The moorLDI Laser Doppler Imager is intended for studies of blood flow in the

microcirculation, e.g. blood flow in the small blood vessels of the skin. It is suitable for a

wide range of clinical research applications including plastic surgery, diabetes,

dermatology, vascular surgery, wound healing, neurology, physiology, neurosurgery and

anaesthetics.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K980383: Mooorldi Laser Doppler Imager.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K980383

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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