510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSecurcut Aspiration Biopsy Needle
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
H.S. Hospital Services S.P.A. · FCG Biopsy Needle
Cleared on Dec 12, 2001 after a 90-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
- Decided
- Dec 12, 2001
- Review
- 90 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FCG
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and 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?
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
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 FCG devicesFCG Biopsy Needle: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FCG
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FCG
82in 2023
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FCG
5in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FCG
632in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FCG, 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 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 19 | 115 |
| 2009 | 4 | 87 | 5 | 270 |
| 2010 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 73 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 2 | 71 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 107 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 130 |
| 2014 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 154 |
| 2015 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 124 |
| 2016 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 191 |
| 2017 | 3 | 166 | 0 | 273 |
| 2018 | 6 | 140 | 0 | 282 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 229 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 240 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 5 | 290 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 302 |
| 2023 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 428 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 446 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 632 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
This device is intended to be used for taking biopsy sample, must be used on soft tissues and can be used in Fluoroscopic, CT and mammographic procedure to obtain biopsies of various tissues, including those from Breast, Kidney, Liver, Prostate, Lung, Bladder, Thyroid, Abdomen and Pancreas
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K013071 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K013071: Securcut Aspiration Biopsy Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013071
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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