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List of FDA-Approved Lasers for LASIK

The Device Name for a particular laser will connect you to another FDA page that will give you a summary of this submission. The labeling under Device or Consumer Information/Instructions is often combined into one document with the patient labeling following the physician labeling.

Device Name Company Approval Number
And Date		 Device or Consumer
Information / Instructions
iDESIGNRefractive Studio, STAR Excimer Laser System AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC P930016/S053
June 15, 2018		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser System and iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System AMO Manufacturing USA LLC P930016/S048
June 30, 2017		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser System and iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio Indication System AMO Manufacturing USA LLC P930016/S45
November 14, 2016		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
STAR S4 IR Excimer Laser System and iDesign Advanced WaveScan Studio System AMO Manufacturing USA LLC P930016/S044
May 6, 2015		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System Nidek, Inc. P970053/S11
September 30, 2013		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Allegretto WAVE® Eye-Q Excimer Laser System Alcon Laboratories, Inc. P020050/S12
September 27, 2013		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
MEDITEC MEL 80 Excimer Laser System Carl Zeiss, Inc. P060004/S1
March 28, 2011		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Star S4 IR Excimer Laser System with Wavescan System VISX, Inc. P930016/S25
July 11, 2007		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System Nidek, Inc. P970053/S9
October 11, 2006		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
MEL 80 Excimer Laser System Carl Zeiss, Inc. P060004
August 11, 2006		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
WaveLight Allegretto Wave Excimer Laser System Wavelight AG P020050/S4
July 26, 2006		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
LADARVision 4000 Excimer Laser System And the Ladar 6000 Excimer Laser System Alcon Laboratories, Inc. P970043/S22
May 2, 2006		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
LADARVision 4000 Excimer Laser System Alcon Laboratories, Inc. P970043/S20
May 1, 2006		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
WaveLight Allegretto Wave Excimer Laser System
 		 Wavelight AG P030008/S4
April 19, 2006		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Star S4 IR Excimer Laser System with Variable Spot Scanning (Vss) and Wavescan Wavefront System VISX, Inc. P930016/S21
August 30, 2005		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Star S4 IR Excimer Laser System with Variable Spot Scanning (Vss) VISX, Inc. P930016/S20
March 17, 2005		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Star S4 Excimer Laser System with Variable Spot Scanning (Vss) and Wavescan Wavefront System VISX, Inc. P930016/S17
December 14, 2004		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
LADARVision 4000 Excimer Laser System
 		 Alcon Laboratories, Inc. P970043/S15
June 29, 2004		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Wavelight Allegretto Wave Excimer Laser System Alcon Laboratories, Inc. P030008
October 10, 2003		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
TECHNOLAS 217Z Zyoptix System for Personalized Vision Correction Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. P990027/S6
October 10, 2003		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
WaveLight Allegretto Wave Excimer Laser System Alcon Laboratories, Inc P020050
October 7, 2003		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Star S4 Activetrak Excimer Laser System and Wavescan Wavefront System
 		 VISX, Inc. P930016/S16
May 23, 2003		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
TECHNOLAS 217A Excimer Laser System Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. P990027/S4
February 25, 2003		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
LADARVision 4000 Excimer Laser System
 
 		 Alcon Laboratories, Inc. P970043/S10
October 18, 2002		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
TECHNOLAS
217A Excimer Laser System		 TECHNOLAS GMBH Perfect Vision P990027/S2
May 17, 2002		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
VISX Star Excimer Laser System VISX, Inc. P930016/S14
November 6, 2001		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Laserscan LSX Excimer Laser System for Laser Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) Lasersight Technologies, Inc. P980008/S5
September 28, 2001		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
VISX Star Excimer Laser System VISX, Inc. P930016/S12
April 27, 2001		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
LADARVision Excimer Laser System (Hyperopia) Summit Autonomous, Inc. P970043/S7
September 22, 2000		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
LADARVision Excimer Laser System Summit
Automonous, Inc.		 P970043/S5
May 9, 2000		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System
 
 		 Nidek Technologies, Inc P970053/S2
April 14, 2000		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
TECHNOLAS 217A Excimer Laser System TECHNOLAS GMBH Perfect Vision P990027
February 23, 2000		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
VISX Excimer Laser System Model C “Star” AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC P990010
November 19, 1999		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
SVS Apex Plus Excimer Laser Workstation Summit Technology, Inc P930034/S13
October 21, 1999		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Kremer Excimer Laser System Lasersight Technologies, Inc. P970005
July 30, 1998		 Labeling,
Approval Order,
Summary of Safety and Effectiveness

 

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