Energist Ultra VPL
VPL/IPL · Variable pulsed light
Classification & configurations
Category group: Hair removal (diode, alexandrite, Nd:YAG, IPL)
At a glance
- New-unit reference · older model
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- Used asking price
- $2k–$6kSource not documented
- FDA status
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- Recurring consumables
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- FDA
- FDA ClearedK040659
- Used asking prices
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Read FDA-cleared indicationsExact wording from 1 FDA record
K040659 (Mccue Plc, 2004)
McCue Enerpist ULTRAT VPL Intense Pulsed Light System The McCue Energist ULTRA TM VPL Intense Pulsed Light System is intended for permanent hair reduction. It is also indicated for photocoagulation of dermatological vascular lesions, photothermolysis of blood vessels and the treatment of benign pigmented lesions. * Intense Pulsed light Energy / wavelengths (530 - 950nm) The 530-950nm intense pulsed wavelengths are indicated for: The treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions including warts, scars and striae. The treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions including port wine stains, hemangiomas, facial, truncal and leg telangiectasias, rosacea, melasma, angiomas and spider angiormas, poikiloderma of Civatte, leg veins, facial veins and venous malformations. * Intense Pulsed light Energy / wavelengths (610- 950nm) The 610-950nm intense pulsed wavelengths are indicated for: The removal of unwanted hair from all skin types, and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction in skin types I - V through selective targeting of melanin in hair follicles. Permanent hair reduction is defined as a long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs regrowing after a treatment regimen.
Verbatim from the FDA 510(k) summary, retrieved 8 Sep 2026.
Page updated: August 6, 2026 · How we verify
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Key factsCompany, specifications and verification dates
| Manufacturer | Energist |
|---|---|
| Company | Not published |
| Parent company | Energist |
| Brand owner | Energist |
| Built by (OEM) | Energist Ltd. |
| Category | VPL/IPL |
| Technology | Variable pulsed light |
| FDA status | FDA Cleared |
| 510(k) citation | K040659 |
| New-unit reference (older model) | Not published |
| Used asking range | $2k–$6k |
| Consumables | Not published |
| Launch year | 2006 |
| Pricing | Not published |
| Manufacturer-source documents checked | Not published |
Overview
UK-origin spa pulsed-light unit
FDA & regulatory detailClearance timeline, authorization route and citation notes
FDA-cleared indications (verbatim)
K040659 (Mccue Plc, 2004)
McCue Enerpist ULTRAT VPL Intense Pulsed Light System The McCue Energist ULTRA TM VPL Intense Pulsed Light System is intended for permanent hair reduction. It is also indicated for photocoagulation of dermatological vascular lesions, photothermolysis of blood vessels and the treatment of benign pigmented lesions. * Intense Pulsed light Energy / wavelengths (530 - 950nm) The 530-950nm intense pulsed wavelengths are indicated for: The treatment of benign pigmented epidermal and cutaneous lesions including warts, scars and striae. The treatment of benign cutaneous vascular lesions including port wine stains, hemangiomas, facial, truncal and leg telangiectasias, rosacea, melasma, angiomas and spider angiormas, poikiloderma of Civatte, leg veins, facial veins and venous malformations. * Intense Pulsed light Energy / wavelengths (610- 950nm) The 610-950nm intense pulsed wavelengths are indicated for: The removal of unwanted hair from all skin types, and to effect stable long-term or permanent hair reduction in skin types I - V through selective targeting of melanin in hair follicles. Permanent hair reduction is defined as a long-term stable reduction in the number of hairs regrowing after a treatment regimen.
Verbatim from the FDA 510(k) summary, retrieved 8 Sep 2026.
Marketed for
VPL/IPL — Variable pulsed light
Marketing claims are the manufacturer's own and are not the same as a cleared indication.
510(k) numbers
510(k) applicant of record: Mccue Plc (the Energist parent at time of clearance)
Parent company: Energist
Legal manufacturer: Energist Ltd. (United Kingdom)
Applicant on the FDA record
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Treatment & running costs
Treatments
Sessions & timing
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Supplies & recurring costs
Consumable costs are not documented yet.
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History4 tracked changes
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August 5, 2026
FDA status
Unknown → Cleared
Source: Catalog update
August 5, 2026
FDA indication
VPL hair reduction, vascular and pigmented lesions
Source: Catalog update
August 5, 2026
FDA K-numbers
Source: Catalog update
August 1, 2026
Record created
Added to The Aesthetic Index — August 2026
Source: The Aesthetic Index editorial
Cite this data: The Aesthetic Index, "Energist Ultra VPL — pricing, FDA status and cost to own", aestheticindex.co (accessed September 24, 2026).
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