510(k) · Cleared
ClearedPneumatic Cutter System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Surgical Laser Technologies, Inc. · ERL Drill, Surgical, Ent (Electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece
Cleared on Nov 25, 1998 after an 85-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
- Decided
- Nov 25, 1998
- Review
- 85 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- ERL
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
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?
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
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.
How does its category compare?
All ERL devicesERL Drill, Surgical, Ent (Electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · ERL
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · ERL
191in 2022
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · ERL
1in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · ERL
1,469in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code ERL, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 112 |
| 2008 | 6 | 181 | 0 | 60 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 1 | 249 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 444 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,068 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 1,379 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 3 | 3,231 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 1,975 |
| 2015 | 3 | 86 | 0 | 2,630 |
| 2016 | 4 | 180 | 0 | 1,455 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 999 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 1,380 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 2,515 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 5 | 2,369 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 1 | 2,283 |
| 2022 | 3 | 191 | 0 | 1,574 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,725 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 1,588 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 1,469 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The SLT Pneumatic Cutter System is intended to cut and remove soft tissue. The primary areas of use are Sinus Endoscopy (ENT) and Arthroscopy (Orthopedic) procedures. The tissue is cut with a disposable cutting blade which has an irrigation and suction port designed into its core. The tissue is automatically suctioned away once cut. The device can also drill bone material and automatically remove the bone dust and fragments through an internal suction port.
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/K983050 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K983050: Pneumatic Cutter System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983050
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026