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Cleared

Light Patch

K993686510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 18, 2000260-day reviewClass II21 CFR 890.5500

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Bioscan, Inc. · ILY Lamp, Infrared, Therapeutic Heating

Cleared on Jul 18, 2000 after a 260-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 18, 2000
Review
260 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ILY
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

8 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK993686 Light PatchBioscan, Inc. · 2000
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK070974 Light Relief, Model LR150, LR200Light Relief, LLC · 2007
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK090008 Tanda Restore, Model PtscsPharos Life Corporation · 2009
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK120582 HeatluxHome Skinovations, Ltd. · 2012
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK150175 HeatLux Pro IHome Skinovations, Ltd. · 2015
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK112494 Varaya AR , Varaya SportVaraya Photoceuticals, LLC · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2007: 12009: 12012: 22015: 22016: 12017: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 8 · See all
  • K070974Light Relief, Model LR150, LR200Light Relief, LLC · 2007 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K090008Tanda Restore, Model PtscsPharos Life Corporation · 2009 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K120582HeatluxHome Skinovations, Ltd. · 2012 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K150175HeatLux Pro IHome Skinovations, Ltd. · 2015 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K112494Varaya AR , Varaya SportVaraya Photoceuticals, LLC · 2012 · 3 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K993686Light PatchBioscan, Inc.2000—
+1K070974Light Relief, Model LR150, LR200Light Relief, LLC2007—
+2K090008Tanda Restore, Model PtscsPharos Life Corporation2009—
+3K120582HeatluxHome Skinovations, Ltd.2012—
+4K150175HeatLux Pro IHome Skinovations, Ltd.2015—
+3K112494Varaya AR , Varaya SportVaraya Photoceuticals, LLC2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
200910
201220
201520
201610
201710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K993686, 2000–2017Source: 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 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? (8)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K070974Light Relief, Model LR150, LR200Light Relief, LLC20077

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, K070974 (Light Relief, LLC, 2007) has gone furthest, with 7 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All ILY devices

ILY Lamp, Infrared, Therapeutic Heating: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ILY

1in 2025

2007: 102008: 162009: 132010: 82011: 92012: 112013: 92014: 112015: 112016: 82017: 52020: 12022: 22023: 12024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 16 (2008) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ILY

116in 2017

2007: 128 days median2008: 165 days median2009: 189 days median2010: 185 days median2011: 198 days median2012: 130 days median2013: 211 days median2014: 153 days median2015: 146 days median2016: 214 days median2017: 116 days median
2007high 214 (2016) · low 116 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · ILY

1in 2025

2010: 12012: 32022: 42023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · ILY

17in 2025

2007: 242008: 202009: 92010: 72011: 102012: 72013: 82015: 22016: 22017: 122018: 12019: 72020: 52021: 52022: 22023: 152024: 192025: 17
2007high 24 (2007) · low 0 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ILY, 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
200710128024
200816165020
20091318909
2010818517
20119198010
20121113037
2013921108
20141115300
20151114602
2016821402
20175116012
20180—01
20190—07
20201—05
20210—05
20222—42
20231—115
20241—019
20251—117
20261—1—

What is it indicated for?

Use wherever hot applications are desirable for personal comfort and whenever recommended by a licensed medical professional

Provides temporary relief of minor aches and pains in muscles and joints

Aids in the relaxation of muscles

Helps provide for a temporary improved range and freedom of motion due to muscle relaxation and temporary minor pain relief

Provides a temporary increase in local blood circulation

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K993686: Light Patch.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K993686

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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