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Riwo Net Operating Operating Control System, Model #5590

K020255510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 18, 2002237-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · ODA Endoscopic Central Control Unit

Cleared on Sep 18, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K994231 (Siemens Medical Corp., 2000) and 3 other predicates after a 237-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1980. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Sep 18, 2002
Review
237 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ODA
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K801623 (1980). 31 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 other ancestor1998: 2 other ancestors1997: 2 other ancestors1996: 5 other ancestors1995: 8 other ancestors1994: 1 other ancestor1993: 2 other ancestors1991: 3 other ancestors1992: 1 other ancestor1988: 1 other ancestor2016: 1 descendant clearedK801623 · Cavitron Ultrasonic Surg. Aspir. Cusa · Cavitron Corp. · 1980K962952 · Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu) · Olympus Optical, Co. · 1996×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K972114 (1998), K981993 (1998) K994231 · Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios) · Siemens Medical Corp. · 200019801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 9 other ancestors3 generations back: 11 other ancestors4 generations back: 4 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K994231 · Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios) · Siemens Medical Corp. · 2000K981993 · Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System Endoalpha · The Olympus Optical Co. · 1998K972114 · Olympus Sonosurg System · The Olympus Optical Co. · 1998K962952 · Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu) · Olympus Optical, Co. · 1996K801623 · Cavitron Ultrasonic Surg. Aspir. Cusa · Cavitron Corp. · 1980−50
  1. Root · 5 generations backK801623 Cavitron Ultrasonic Surg. Aspir. CusaCavitron Corp. · 1980
  2. 4 generations backK962952 Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu)Olympus Optical, Co. · 1996
  3. 3 generations backK972114 Olympus Sonosurg SystemThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998
  4. 2 generations backK981993 Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998
  5. 1 generation backK994231 Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp. · 2000
  6. This deviceK020255 Riwo Net Operating Operating Control System, Model #5590Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2002
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK151282 core nova Complete Operating Room EndoscopyRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2016

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  • K151282core nova Complete Operating Room EndoscopyRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K801623Cavitron Ultrasonic Surg. Aspir. CusaCavitron Corp.1980—
−4K962952Olympus Ultrasonic Surgical System (Usu)Olympus Optical, Co.1996—
−3K972114Olympus Sonosurg SystemThe Olympus Optical Co.1998—
−2K981993Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co.1998—
−1K994231Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp.2000—
0 (this device)K020255Riwo Net Operating Operating Control System, Model #5590Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.2002—
+1K151282core nova Complete Operating Room EndoscopyRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198810
199130
199210
199320
199410
199580
199650
199720
199820
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020255, 1980–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (5)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K994231Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)
Summary page 4
…ories remote and voice control, CAN bus Information on devices to which substantial equivalence is claimed: b?:gf;c)r Tradc or proprietary or model name Manufacturcr 1 K994231 |1 SIEMENS Integrated Operating System (SIOS) 1 Siemens 2 K981993 |2 EndoALPHA Integrated Endosurgery System 2 Olympus 3 K980787…
Siemens Medical Corp.2000—
*K981993Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System Endoalpha
Summary page 4
…which substantial equivalence is claimed: b?:gf;c)r Tradc or proprietary or model name Manufacturcr 1 K994231 |1 SIEMENS Integrated Operating System (SIOS) 1 Siemens 2 K981993 |2 EndoALPHA Integrated Endosurgery System 2 Olympus 3 K980787 |3 HERMES Operating Room Control Center 3 Computer Motion 4 4 Oper…
The Olympus Optical Co.1998—
*K980787Hermes Operating Room Control Center with the Wom 20L Insufflator
Summary page 4
…proprietary or model name Manufacturcr 1 K994231 |1 SIEMENS Integrated Operating System (SIOS) 1 Siemens 2 K981993 |2 EndoALPHA Integrated Endosurgery System 2 Olympus 3 K980787 |3 HERMES Operating Room Control Center 3 Computer Motion 4 4 Operation Room Control OR1/ SCB PC 4 Karl Storz 5 K002328 |5 SI0S-I…
Computer Motion, Inc.1998—
*K002328Sios-Interface for Auto Light Projector, Sios-Interface for 3 CCD Endocam…
Summary page 4
…doALPHA Integrated Endosurgery System 2 Olympus 3 K980787 |3 HERMES Operating Room Control Center 3 Computer Motion 4 4 Operation Room Control OR1/ SCB PC 4 Karl Storz 5 K002328 |5 SI0S-Interface for Light Projector, Camera, Insufflator 5 Richard Wolf 12-1 Lol L 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.…
Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.2001—
*—Operation Room Control OR1/ SCB PC
Named without a submission number
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Also cleared against K994231: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K151282core nova Complete Operating Room EndoscopyRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.20160

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.0 years on median.
  • None of the 31 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K151282 (Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp., 2016) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K994231.

How does its category compare?

All ODA devices

ODA Endoscopic Central Control Unit: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ODA

1in 2023

2007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12016: 22020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ODA

Too few ODA 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · ODA

No recall names ODA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · ODA

3in 2025

2009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 12015: 12017: 12025: 3
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ODA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20081—00
20091—02
20101—01
20111—02
20121—01
20130—00
20140—00
20150—01
20162—00
20170—01
20180—00
20190—00
20201—00
20211—00
20221—00
20231—00
20240—00
20250—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The RIWO NET SYSTEM 5590 is used for controlling an operating system by voice control, touch screen monitor or remote control unit in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K020255: Riwo Net Operating Operating Control System, Model #5590.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020255

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026