# K983607: Labtician Lid Load Gold Eyelid Weight Implants

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Labtician Ophthalmics, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 8, 1999 after 86 days
- Product code: MML (Weights, Eyelid, External)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.5700
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Series 3000 Gold Eyelid Implants: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K011740: Contour Design Gold Eyelid Implant, Model Contour Design (Series 3000) (2001), 2 descendants of its own
- K150986: Contour Eyelid Weight Implants, ThinProfile Eyelid Weight Implants (2015), 1 descendant of its own
- K203569: Gold Tapered Weight Eyelid Implants, Platinum Tapered Weight Eyelid Implants (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Labtician Lid Load Gold Eyelid Weight Implants, surgically implanted in the upper eyelid, work by gravity to restore a functional blink mechanism in the patient with lagophthalmos resulting from temporary or permanent facial paralysis, specifically the orbicularis oculi muscle. This paralysis may be the result of Bell’s palsy or from surgical trauma to the facial nerve. The patient with lagophthalmos is unable to close the eyelid completely because of partial or complete paralysis to the facial nerve. This paralysis may be the result of Bell's palsy or from surgical trauma to the facial nerve. The condition of paralysis can be either permanent or transient.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K983607
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology