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Clear (TM) Lice Egg Remover System

K981147510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 9, 199871-day reviewClass I21 CFR 880.5960

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

Care Technologies, Inc. · LJL Detectors And Removers, Lice, (Including Combs)

Cleared on Jun 9, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K822421 (Innovative Products, Inc., 1982) and 1 other predicate after a 71-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1982. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Jun 9, 1998
Review: 71 days
Class: Class I
Product code: LJL
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K822421 (1982). 2 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK822421 Innocomb Lice CombInnovative Products, Inc. · 1982
This deviceK981147 Clear (TM) Lice Egg Remover SystemCare Technologies, Inc. · 1998
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK163401 Nix Ultra Lice Treatment KitMedtech Products, Inc. · 2017
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK991958 Klout Shampoo and Lice Combing Pretreatment KitKiel Laboratories, Inc. · 1999

Most influential descendants

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K163401Nix Ultra Lice Treatment KitMedtech Products, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly0descendants
K991958Klout Shampoo and Lice Combing Pretreatment KitKiel Laboratories, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K822421	Innocomb Lice Comb	Innovative Products, Inc.	1982	—
0 (this device)	K981147	Clear (TM) Lice Egg Remover System	Care Technologies, Inc.	1998	—
+1	K163401	Nix Ultra Lice Treatment Kit	Medtech Products, Inc.	2017	—
+1	K991958	Klout Shampoo and Lice Combing Pretreatment Kit	Kiel Laboratories, Inc.	1999	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1982	1	0

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1999	1	0
2017	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981147, 1982–2017Source: 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
*	K822421	Innocomb Lice Comb Summary page 1 …is a non-toxic water based vegetable derived enzyme composition. The product is substantially equivalent to other nit removal products, including the Innocomb Lice Comb (K822421) and the Innomed PD-1 Kit (K822574). The technological characteristics of the nit comb component are the same as other marketed…	Innovative Products, Inc.	1982	—
*	K822574	Innomed PD-1 Kit Summary page 1 …e derived enzyme composition. The product is substantially equivalent to other nit removal products, including the Innocomb Lice Comb (K822421) and the Innomed PD-1 Kit (K822574). The technological characteristics of the nit comb component are the same as other marketed products, including the predicate d…	Innomed Corp.	1982	—

Also cleared against K822421: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (2)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K163401	Nix Ultra Lice Treatment Kit	Medtech Products, Inc.	2017	0
K991958	Klout Shampoo and Lice Combing Pretreatment Kit	Kiel Laboratories, Inc.	1999	0

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, K163401 (Medtech Products, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
1 other device also cites its predicate K822421.

How does its category compare?

All LJL devices

LJL Detectors And Removers, Lice, (Including Combs): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LJL

2in 2017

2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LJL

Too few LJL 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LJL

No recall names LJL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LJL

2in 2024

2007high 2 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	MAUDE reports
2007	0	—	0
2008	0	—	0
2009	2	—	0
2010	0	—	0
2011	0	—	0
2012	0	—	0
2013	0	—	0
2014	0	—	0
2015	0	—	0
2016	0	—	0
2017	2	—	0
2018	0	—	1
2019	0	—	0
2020	0	—	1
2021	0	—	0
2022	0	—	0
2023	0	—	1
2024	0	—	2
2025	0	—	0
2026	0	—	—

What is it indicated for?

To remove lice eggs from hair.

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/K981147 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K981147: Clear (TM) Lice Egg Remover System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981147

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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