StarWalker

Fotona D.O.O.

Country / region:Slovenia (SI)Submission type:Traditional

Product code GEX· 21 CFR 878.4810

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Company

Slovenia (SI)

Product code

GEX
21 CFR 878.4810

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6

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Device details

FDA 510(k) registration fields

K number
K202172
Device name
StarWalker
Country / region
Slovenia(SI)
Product code
GEX
Device class
Class 2
Regulation number
21 CFR 878.4810
Date received
2020-08-03
Decision date
2020-11-19
Submission type
Traditional
Technology type
Nd:YAG(AI inferred)
Clinical applications
Pigment treatmentHair removalSkin resurfacingSurgical cutting
Primary application
Pigment treatment
Classification source
AI classified

Indications for Use

The StarWalker Laser System Family is indicated for:

1064 nm wavelength in Q-switched mode:
- Removal of dark (black, blue, brown) tattoo ink
- Treatment of nevus of ota
- Treatment of common nevi
- Removal and lightening of unwanted hair
- Skin resurfacing procedures for the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles
- Treatment of melasma
- General dermatology indications: Incision, excision, ablation and vaporization of soft tissue

1064 nm wavelength in long pulse mode:
- Removal of unwanted hair, for stable long term or permanent hair reduction and for treatment of PFB. The laser is indicated for all skin types, Fitzpatrick I-VI, including tanned skin
- Photocoagulation and hemostasis of benign pigmented and benign vascular lesions, such as, but not limited to, port wine stains, hemangiomae, warts, telangiectasiae, rosacea, venus lake, leg veins and spider veins
- Coagulation and hemostasis of soft tissue
- Treatment of wrinkles
- Treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris

532 nm wavelength in Q-switched mode (nominal delivered energy of 585 nm and 650 nm with the optional 585 nm and 650 nm dye converter handpieces):
- Red, tan, purple and orange tattoo ink removal
- Sky blue (light) tattoo ink removal
- Green tattoo ink removal
- Treatment of benign pigmented lesions including, but not limited to: cafe-au-lait birthmarks, solar lentigines, senile lentigines, Becker's nevi, freckles, common nevi, nevus spilus
- Treatment of benign vascular lesions including, but not limited to: port wine birthmarks, telangiectasias, spider angioma, cherry angioma, spider nevi
- Seborrheic Keratosis
- Treatment of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
- Skin resurfacing procedures for the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles
- Removal of epidermal pigmented lesions

532 nm wavelength in long pulse mode:
- Incision, ablation vaporization, coagulation and hemostasis of vascular lesions and soft tissue in various surgical areas. All soft tissue is included, such as skin, cutaneous tissue, subcutaneous tissue, striated and smooth tissue, muscle, cartilage meniscus, mucous membrane, lymph vessels and nodes, organs and glands.
- The treatment (hemostasis, color lightening, blanching, flattening, reduction of lesion size) of the benign vascular lesions (Angiomas, Hemangiomas, Telangiectasia)

1064 nm wavelength in PICO mode:
- Removal of tattoos for all skin types (Fitzpatrick I-VI) to treat the following tattoo colors: black, brown, green, blue and purple
- Benign pigmented lesions removal for Fitzpatrick Skin Types I-IV
- Treatment of acne scars in Fitzpatrick Skin Types II‐V
- Treatment of wrinkles as well as benign pigmented lesions in Fitzpatrick Skin Types I‐IV

532 nm wavelength in PICO mode:
- Tattoo removal in Skin Types I - III
- Treatment of benign pigmented lesions in Fitzpatrick Skin Types I‐IV

Intended Use

The StarWalker Laser System Family is indicated for:

1064 nm wavelength in Q-switched mode:
-Removal of dark (black, blue, brown) tattoo ink
-Treatment of nevus of ota
-Treatment of common nevi
-Removal and lightening of unwanted hair
-Skin resurfacing procedures for the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles
-Treatment of melasma
-General dermatology indications: Incision, excision, ablation and vaporization of soft tissue

1064 nm wavelength in long pulse mode:
-Removal of unwanted hair, for stable long term or permanent hair reduction and for treatment of PFB. The laser is indicated for all skin types, Fitzpatrick I-VI, including tanned skin
-Photocoagulation and hemostasis of benign pigmented and benign vascular lesions, such as, but not limited to, port wine stains, hemaongiomae, warts, telangiectasiae, rosacea, venus lake, leg veins and spider veins
-Coagulation and hemostasis of soft tissue
-Treatment of wrinkles
-Treatment of mild to moderate inflammatory acne vulgaris

532 nm wavelength in Q-switched mode:
-Red, tan, purple and orange tattoo ink removal
-Sky blue (light) tattoo ink removal
-Green tattoo ink removal
-Treatment of benign pigmented lesions including, but not limited to: cafe-au-lait birthmarks, solar lentigines, senile lentigines, Becker's nevi, freckles, common nevi, nevus spilus
-Treatment of benign vascular lesion including, but not limited to: port wine birthmarks, telangiectasias, spider angioma, cherry angioma, spider nevi
-Seborrheic Keratosis
-Treatment of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
-Skin resurfacing procedures for the treatment of acne scars and wrinkles
-Removal of epidermal pigmented lesions

532 nm wavelength in long pulse mode:
-Incision, ablation vaporization, coagulation and hemostasis of vascular lesions and soft tissue in various surgical areas. All soft tissue is included, such as skin, cutaneous tissue, subcutaneoous tissue, striated and smooth tissue, muscle, cartilage meniscus, mucous membrane, lymph vessels and nodes, organs and glands.
-The treatment (hemostasis, color lightening, blanching, flattening, reduction of lesion size) of the benign vascular lesions (Angiomas, Hemangiomas, Telangiectasia)

1064 nm wavelength in PICO mode:
-Removal of tattoos for all skin types (Fitzpatrick I-VI) to treat the following tattoo colors: black, brown, green, blue and purple
-Benign pigmented lesions removal for Fitzpatrick Skin Types I-IV
-Treatment of acne scars in Fitzpatrick Skin Types II‐V
-Treatment of wrinkle

Device Description

The Fotona StarWalker Laser System Family is based on the previously cleared Fotona StarWalker Laser System Family (K171227). The device is based on the Nd:YAG (1064 nm) and frequency doubled KTP Nd:YAG (532 nm) laser technology. There is one optical cavity containing the Nd:YAG crystal. The frequency doubled KTP Nd:YAG wavelength is achieved by directing the Nd:YAG laser beam through a frequency doubling non-linear crystal. The Nd:YAG laser is activated by means of the use of flashlamps. After the cavity, a red diode aiming beam is reflected onto a coaxial beam path using a beamsplitter assembly. The combined therapeutic and aiming beams are guided by articulated arm to a focusing variable spot handpiece. Optionally, the KTP Nd:YAG beam can be guided to a 585nm dye converter handpiece, or to a 650nm dye laser converter handpiece. The dye handpieces convert the KTP 532 nm wavelength beam into a 585 nm or a 650 nm wavelength, correspondingly. The user activates laser emission by means of a footswitch. All handpieces are equipped with sensors for automatic detection of a handpiece type and the spot size.

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