Asclepion MeDioStar

MeDioStar is the diode laser line of Asclepion Laser Technologies in Jena, Germany. Its FDA history runs through several generations: MeDioStar XT in 2005, MeDioStar NeXT in July 2011 at 800 to 950 nm, the MeDioStar NeXT Family including the NeXT PRO under K143519 in 2015, the current MeDioStar in March 2020, and a 2024 clearance widening the range to 755 to 1060 nm. Each clearance covers hair removal and permanent hair reduction, plus benign vascular and benign pigmented lesions.

Handpieces define what a MeDioStar can do. The NeXT Family summary lists the ST at 13 by 10 mm, the HP at 8 by 6 mm, the VAS vascular handpiece at 4 by 3 mm, a 755 nm ALX handpiece, and for the NeXT PRO an XL handpiece with XLS and XLL attachments up to 38 by 24 mm. Asclepion's current US page lists Monolith handpieces in S, M, L and XL sizes from 1.0 to 10 cm² at 810 and 940 nm, a PowerLine L at 810 and 940 nm, an ALX at 760 and 940 nm, a PowerLine YAG at 1060 nm and the VAS at 940 nm. Monolith and PowerLine heads have 360 degree contact cooling.

The console tells you the generation. FDA's 2020 summary says the current MeDioStar has two handpiece ports and repetition rates up to 20 Hz, where the NeXT Family had one port and 4 to 12 Hz. Japan's distributor called it the sixth generation. In FDA's device database the NeXT PRO is model 1592 and the current MeDioStar is model M10-0200-000.

In your listing, give the model name and number from the label and list each handpiece by name, such as Monolith XL or ALX, rather than calling it a large handpiece. A buyer will ask for the pulse count, the software version and recent service, and whether the contact cooling holds temperature. Photos of the console label, each handpiece label and the main screen settle most questions.