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Recalled · Class II · 2020

Genicon Clip Applier

K030269510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 20, 200352-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4300Recalls 1

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

Genicon, LC · FZP Clip, Implantable

Cleared on Mar 20, 2003 after a 52-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Mar 20, 2003
Review
52 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FZP
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030269Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*—United States Surgical Corporation
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 17, 2020Class IIZ-0310-2021Process designDevice malfunction causing the applier to jam, and clip loading failures.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All FZP devices

FZP Clip, Implantable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FZP

5in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 32010: 62011: 32012: 22013: 32014: 32015: 82016: 52017: 42018: 42019: 12020: 22022: 32023: 32024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 2
2007high 8 (2015) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FZP

90in 2025

2007: 31 days median2008: 23 days median2009: 22 days median2010: 47 days median2011: 124 days median2013: 47 days median2014: 29 days median2015: 182 days median2016: 72 days median2017: 29 days median2018: 143 days median2022: 227 days median2023: 65 days median2025: 90 days median
2007high 227 (2022) · low 22 (2009)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FZP

1in 2020

2007: 12008: 62010: 12012: 12014: 12016: 22017: 12019: 32020: 1
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FZP

1,902in 2025

2007: 1,8772008: 9812009: 2,1602010: 2,3672011: 1,6782012: 1,6772013: 2,3812014: 2,3202015: 2,8712016: 1,8402017: 2,5942018: 2,7182019: 2,9032020: 1,7602021: 1,7592022: 1,5752023: 1,9182024: 2,0672025: 1,902
2007high 2,903 (2019) · low 981 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FZP, 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
200763111,877
20084236981
200932202,160
201064712,367
2011312401,678
20122—11,677
201334702,381
201432912,320
2015818202,871
201657221,840
201742912,594
2018414302,718
20191—32,903
20202—11,760
20210—01,759
2022322701,575
202336501,918
20242—02,067
202559001,902
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The GeniCon Clip Applier and implantable clips are intended for use during laparoscopic procedures for the purpose of approximating soft tissue, closing off vessels and other structures in order to stop bleeding or to connect internal tissues to aid in healing.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K030269: Genicon Clip Applier.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030269

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