510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVarices Injection Needle
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Endo-Therapeutics, Inc. · FBK Endoscopic Injection Needle, Gastroenterology-Urology
Cleared on Nov 2, 2001 after a 58-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Nov 2, 2001
- Review
- 58 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FBK
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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What was it cleared against?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
No FDA recall names this device.
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All FBK devicesFBK Endoscopic Injection Needle, Gastroenterology-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FBK
3in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FBK
155in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FBK
9in 2024
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FBK
81in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FBK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2009 | 4 | 101 | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2015 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 1 | 18 |
| 2017 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 2 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 2 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 20 | 34 |
| 2022 | 6 | 213 | 8 | 80 |
| 2023 | 3 | 177 | 1 | 60 |
| 2024 | 4 | 192 | 9 | 94 |
| 2025 | 3 | 155 | 0 | 81 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Varices Injection Needles are used for endoscopic injection of legally
marked sclerotherapy agent and dyes into esophageal or colonic
varices
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K012977 · printed Nov 4, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K012977: Varices Injection Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012977
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026