510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Kowa Co., Ltd.

Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, JP19 decisions2005–20220 recalls

FDA records 19 decisions for Kowa Co., Ltd. (Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, JP) from 2005 to 2022: 19 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes HKI (Camera, Ophthalmic, Ac-Powered) and HJO (Biomicroscope, Slit-Lamp, Ac-Powered). Its devices cite 18 predicates, 9 of them its own earlier devices. No recall is linked to its devices.

FDA’s records also spell it “Kowa Company , Ltd.”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, ophthalmic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Kowa Co., Ltd.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

1in 2022

2008: 22009: 42011: 12012: 12014: 12019: 22022: 1
2007high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

No recall linked to its devices since 2007.

FIG. 1 — Kowa Co., Ltd. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Kowa”

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