510(k) · Cleared
ClearedBladeworks Microkeratome Blade
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Blade Works, Inc. · HNO Keratome, Ac-Powered
Cleared on Mar 20, 2000 after a 175-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Mar 20, 2000
- Review
- 175 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- HNO
- 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.
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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 HNO devicesHNO Keratome, Ac-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · HNO
1in 2018
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · HNO
Too few HNO 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · HNO
4in 2011
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · HNO
7in 2024
MAUDE reports naming product code HNO, 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 | — | 2 | 32 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 2 | 31 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 85 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 84 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 4 | 90 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 100 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 353 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 452 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 966 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,397 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 2,112 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 2,265 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 816 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 405 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 72 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Bladeworks BW 9000 Microkeratome Blade, in conjunction with the Chiron ACS microkeratome, and the Bladeworks BW 1011 Microkeratome Blade, in conjunction with the Chiron Ilansatome microkeratome, is used to perform lamellar kcratoplasty procedures.
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/K993225 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K993225: Bladeworks Microkeratome Blade.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K993225
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026