Elita femtosecond laser receives FDA 510(k) clearance

ByAlejandra Gonzalez Calle

ByMichal Laron

ByAnthony DeFino

Fact checked byChristine Klimanskis, ELS

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The FDA cleared the Elita femtosecond laser for LASIK flap creation.
The laser will be available in the U.S. later this year.

Johnson & Johnson Vision received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for the Elita femtosecond laser for the creation of LASIK flaps, according to a press release.

The femtosecond laser is designed to increase speed and accuracy and improve outcomes while offering efficiency through “an intuitive user interface, modular design and a quick system startup in less than 5 minutes,” the release said.

Elita will be available in the United States later this year.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting in New Orleans, Alejandra Gonzalez Calle, PhD, and Michal Laron provide an overview of how the laser offers efficacy in flap creation.

Reference:

Gonzalez Calle A, et al. Flap cut pattern development – continuous changes to success. Presented at: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting; April 23-27, 2023; New Orleans.

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Disclosures: Gonzalez Calle and Laron report being employees of Johnson & Johnson Vision.

Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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