510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH

Hamburg, DE43 decisions1997–202611 recalls

FDA records 43 decisions for Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (Hamburg, DE) from 1997 to 2026: 43 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation &…) and FAS (Electrode, Electrosurgical, Active, Urological). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 89 days from receipt to decision, against 111 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 76 predicates, 17 of them its own earlier devices. 11 recalls are linked to its devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, gastroenterology and urology panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

1in 2025

2009: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 12014: 42015: 32016: 52017: 22018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 52023: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

1in 2026

2016: 12022: 12023: 32024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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