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Shape Locking Endoscopic Overtube

K033954510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 19, 200488-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

Usgi Medical, Inc. · FED Endoscopic Access Overtube, Gastroenterology-Urology

Cleared on Mar 19, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K023902 (Usgi Medical, Inc., 2003) after an 88-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1994. 16 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 19, 2004
Review
88 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FED
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K942044 (1994). 5 ancestors in all, the oldest K903842 (1991). 16 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor2007: 2 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant clearedK942044 · Bard Endoscopic Overtube · C.R. Bard, Inc. · 1994K002018 · Ndo Surgical Surgical Overtube · Surgical, Inc. · 2000K023902 · Shape-Lockable Endoscopic Overtube · Usgi Medical, Inc. · 20031990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 4 descendants2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 2 descendants K023902 · Shape-Lockable Endoscopic Overtube · Usgi Medical, Inc. · 2003K002018 · Ndo Surgical Surgical Overtube · Surgical, Inc. · 2000K942044 · Bard Endoscopic Overtube · C.R. Bard, Inc. · 19940
  1. Root · 3 generations backK942044 Bard Endoscopic OvertubeC.R. Bard, Inc. · 1994
  2. 2 generations backK002018 Ndo Surgical Surgical OvertubeSurgical, Inc. · 2000
  3. 1 generation backK023902 Shape-Lockable Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc. · 2003
  4. This deviceK033954 Shape Locking Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 13 of its ownK052930 Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2006
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 12 of its ownK070622 Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2007
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK100624 Invendo C20 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh · 2012
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK121582 Invendo C25 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh · 2012
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK141286 Aer-O-Scope Colonoscope SystemGi View, Ltd. · 2014

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 12007: 22012: 22013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 22017: 32018: 12020: 12026: 1
2006high 3 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly13descendants
  • K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2007 · cites it directly12descendants
  • K100624Invendo C20 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh · 2012 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K121582Invendo C25 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh · 2012 · 3 generations on5descendants
  • K141286Aer-O-Scope Colonoscope SystemGi View, Ltd. · 2014 · 3 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K942044Bard Endoscopic OvertubeC.R. Bard, Inc.1994—
−2K002018Ndo Surgical Surgical OvertubeSurgical, Inc.2000—
−1K023902Shape-Lockable Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc.2003—
0 (this device)K033954Shape Locking Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc.2004—
+1K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.2006—
+1K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.2007—
+2K100624Invendo C20 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh2012—
+3K121582Invendo C25 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh2012—
+3K141286Aer-O-Scope Colonoscope SystemGi View, Ltd.2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
200720
201220
201310
201410
201510
201620
201730
201810
202010
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K033954, 1994–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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
*K023902Shape-Lockable Endoscopic Overtube
Summary page 4
…ON NAME: Endoscope and accessories DEVICE Class 2 per 21 CFR §876.1500 CLASSIFICATION: PRODUCT CODE 78 (KOG) PREDICATE DEVICE: USGI Shape Locking Endoscopic Overtube (K023902) SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT TO: USGI Shape Locking Endoscopic Overtube (cleared for market under K023902) DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVI…
Usgi Medical, Inc.2003—

What descends from it? (16)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.200613
K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.200712
K123013Endoscopic IntroducerNovadaq Technologies, Inc.20130
K072405Usgi Transport Endoscopic Access DeviceUsgi Medical20070

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 10 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.0 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K052930 (Neoguide Systems, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 13 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FED devices

FED Endoscopic Access Overtube, Gastroenterology-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FED

11in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 42010: 32011: 12012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 22016: 52017: 12018: 42019: 52020: 42021: 32022: 12023: 32024: 62025: 112026 (partial year): 6
2007high 11 (2025) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FED

120in 2025

2009: 90 days median2010: 90 days median2012: 82 days median2014: 123 days median2016: 126 days median2018: 122 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 117 days median2021: 189 days median2023: 138 days median2024: 98 days median2025: 120 days median2026 (partial year): 67 days median
2007high 189 (2021) · low 82 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · FED

4in 2024

2007: 12013: 32024: 4, 4 Class I
2007high 4 (2024) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FED

115in 2025

2007: 142008: 182009: 192010: 192011: 202012: 352013: 252014: 342015: 352016: 292017: 322018: 342019: 302020: 332021: 552022: 362023: 532024: 642025: 115
2007high 115 (2025) · low 14 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FED, 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—114
20081—018
2009490019
2010390019
20111—020
2012482035
20132—325
20144123034
20152—035
20165126029
20171—032
20184122034
2019594030
20204117033
20213189055
20221—036
20233138053
20246984 (4)64
2025111200115
20266670—

What is it indicated for?

The USGI Shape Locking Endoscopic Overtube is intended to be used with an endoscope to facilitate intubation, e.g., colonoscopy, change of endoscopes, removal of multiple polyps and/or foreign bodies.

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. “K033954: Shape Locking Endoscopic Overtube.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K033954

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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