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Cynosure CO3 ER:Yag Laser

K983034510(k) SpecialCleared Sep 10, 199810-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

Cynosure, Inc. · GEX Powered Laser Surgical Instrument

Cleared on Sep 10, 1998 after a 10-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 54 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 10, 1998
Review
10 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

54 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 2 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2012: 7 descendants cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2017: 6 descendants cleared2015: 6 descendants cleared2018: 6 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK983034 Cynosure CO3 ER:Yag LaserCynosure, Inc. · 1998
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 53 of its ownK050317 Burane XLWavelight Laser Technologie AG · 2005
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 52 of its ownK052806 BuraneWavelight Laser Technologie AG · 2005
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 51 of its ownK082947 Lensx 550 Laser SystemLensx Lasers, Inc. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 47 of its ownK094052 Lensx 550 Laser System. Model 550Lensx Lasers, Inc. · 2010
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 31 of its ownK092647 Lensx 550 Laser SystemLensx Lasers, Inc. · 2009

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 22009: 22010: 32011: 42012: 72013: 22014: 42015: 62016: 22017: 62018: 62020: 22021: 12022: 32023: 22025: 2
2005high 7 (2012) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050317Burane XLWavelight Laser Technologie AG · 2005 · cites it directly53descendants
  • K052806BuraneWavelight Laser Technologie AG · 2005 · cites it directly52descendants
  • K082947Lensx 550 Laser SystemLensx Lasers, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on51descendants
  • K094052Lensx 550 Laser System. Model 550Lensx Lasers, Inc. · 2010 · 3 generations on47descendants
  • K092647Lensx 550 Laser SystemLensx Lasers, Inc. · 2009 · 3 generations on31descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K983034Cynosure CO3 ER:Yag LaserCynosure, Inc.1998—
+1K050317Burane XLWavelight Laser Technologie AG2005—
+1K052806BuraneWavelight Laser Technologie AG2005—
+2K082947Lensx 550 Laser SystemLensx Lasers, Inc.2009—
+3K094052Lensx 550 Laser System. Model 550Lensx Lasers, Inc.2010—
+3K092647Lensx 550 Laser SystemLensx Lasers, Inc.2009—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200520
200920
201030
201140
201270
201320
201440
201560
201620
201760
201860
202020
202110
202230
202320
202520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K983034, 1998–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (1)

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
*—Cynosure PhotoGenica ER Laser
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (54)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050317Burane XLWavelight Laser Technologie AG200553
K052806BuraneWavelight Laser Technologie AG200552

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?

  • Of its descendants, K050317 (Wavelight Laser Technologie AG, 2005) has gone furthest, with 53 descendants of its own.

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

2007: 732008: 1072009: 692010: 502011: 412012: 452013: 462014: 612015: 472016: 512017: 672018: 512019: 412020: 522021: 532022: 602023: 522024: 822025: 832026 (partial year): 57
2007high 107 (2008) · low 41 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEX

90in 2025

2007: 79 days median2008: 86 days median2009: 100 days median2010: 96 days median2011: 83 days median2012: 118 days median2013: 144 days median2014: 147 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 114 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 78 days median2019: 88 days median2020: 90 days median2021: 123 days median2022: 152 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 90 days median
2007high 152 (2022) · low 78 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEX

3in 2024

2007: 92008: 22010: 42011: 182012: 52013: 32014: 62016: 12017: 5, 1 Class I2018: 52019: 62020: 12023: 62024: 32026 (partial year): 2
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

2007: 3422008: 2322009: 2092010: 1,7112011: 3,0242012: 2,0002013: 2,2362014: 2,0362015: 2,0992016: 2,5852017: 2,9772018: 3,5252019: 2,7092020: 2,1832021: 3,4652022: 2,2882023: 2,3372024: 2,1872025: 2,720
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
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200773799342
2008107862232
2009691000209
2010509641,711
20114183183,024
20124511852,000
20134614432,236
20146114762,036
20154711202,099
20165111412,585
201767905 (1)2,977
2018517853,525
2019418862,709
2020529012,183
20215312303,465
20226015202,288
2023528762,337
2024829032,187
2025839002,720
202657902—

What is it indicated for?

The Cynosure CO3 Er:YAG Laser is used for skin resurfacing, and for the incision, excision, ablation or vaporization of soft bodily tissues.

Typical applications include dermatology, plastic surgery, urology, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, gynecology, arthroscopy, general surgery, ENT and opthalmology.

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. “K983034: Cynosure CO3 ER:Yag Laser.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983034

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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