510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Storz Instrument Co.

St. Louis, MO101 decisions1976–19988 recalls

FDA records 101 decisions for Storz Instrument Co. (St. Louis, MO) from 1976 to 1998: 101 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes HQC (Unit, Phacofragmentation) and HQE (Instrument, Vitreous Aspiration And Cutting…). Its devices cite 29 predicates, 21 of them its own earlier devices. 8 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, ophthalmic panel, where it files most

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

FDA decisions per year

No FDA decision for Storz Instrument Co. since 2007.

Recalls per year

3in 2010

2007: 22010: 3
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

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

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Other applicant names beginning “Storz”

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