510(k) · Cleared
Cleared50 W Metal Halide Illuminator, Ves 0501.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Angiolaz, Inc. · FCW Light Source, Fiberoptic, Routine
Cleared on Oct 20, 1999 after a 90-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Oct 20, 1999
- Review
- 90 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FCW
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
Planning a device in FCW? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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 FCW devicesFCW Light Source, Fiberoptic, Routine: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FCW
1in 2014
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FCW
Too few FCW 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FCW
4in 2011
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FCW
140in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FCW, 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 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 148 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 713 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 4 | 603 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 77 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 29 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 29 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 59 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 76 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 118 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 152 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 147 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 166 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 179 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 179 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 140 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The 50 W Metal Halide Illuminator has indicated use in the following situations:
There is a requirement for illuminating medical headlamps.
There is a requirement for fiber-optic illumination for endoscopy applications.
There is a requirement to use video as a visual aid or a method of recording or both.
There is a requirement for any or all of the above at the same time.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K992447 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K992447: 50 W Metal Halide Illuminator, Ves 0501..” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K992447
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026