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Wilson-Cook Double Lumen Biliary Cytology Brush

K040324510(k) TraditionalCleared May 20, 2004100-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

Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · FDX Endoscopic Cytology Brush

Cleared on May 20, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K896318 (Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., 1990) after a 100-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990. 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 20, 2004
Review
100 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FDX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K896318 (1990). 5 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2017: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK896318 · Wilson-Cook Cytology Brushes · Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 19901990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant K896318 · Wilson-Cook Cytology Brushes · Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 19900
  1. Root · 1 generation backK896318 Wilson-Cook Cytology BrushesWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 1990
  2. This deviceK040324 Wilson-Cook Double Lumen Biliary Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK171573 Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2017
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK181317 Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2019
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK192908 Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushesWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2019
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK250993 Single Use Cytology Brush V (BC-V600P-3010)Olympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2025
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK052279 Cook Ireland EchobrushCook Ireland, Ltd. · 2005

Most influential descendants

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  • K171573Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K181317Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K192908Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushesWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K250993Single Use Cytology Brush V (BC-V600P-3010)Olympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K052279Cook Ireland EchobrushCook Ireland, Ltd. · 2005 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K896318Wilson-Cook Cytology BrushesWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.1990—
0 (this device)K040324Wilson-Cook Double Lumen Biliary Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2004—
+1K171573Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2017—
+2K181317Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2019—
+2K192908Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushesWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2019—
+3K250993Single Use Cytology Brush V (BC-V600P-3010)Olympus Medical Systems Corporation2025—
+1K052279Cook Ireland EchobrushCook Ireland, Ltd.2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
201710
201920
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K040324, 1990–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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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Top candidate predicates for a new FDX device

  1. #1 K250993 Single Use Cytology Brush V (BC-V600P-3010)score 11.7 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K896318Wilson-Cook Cytology Brushes
Summary page 1
…Cytology for Endoscope, Class II 21 CFR § 876.1500 78 FDX PREDICATE DEVICES: Wilson-Cook Cytology Brushes (k89631 8) Wilson-Cook's Double Lumen Biliary Cytology INTENDED USE: Bru…
Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.1990—

Also cleared against K896318: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (5)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K171573Fusion Cytology Brush, CytoMax II Double Lumen Cytology BrushWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.20173
K052279Cook Ireland EchobrushCook Ireland, Ltd.20050

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K171573 (Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K896318.

How does its category compare?

All FDX devices

FDX Endoscopic Cytology Brush: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FDX

1in 2025

2010: 12015: 12017: 22018: 12019: 42022: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FDX

144in 2019

2019: 144 days median
2007high 144 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · FDX

2in 2022

2021: 12022: 2
2007high 2 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FDX

11in 2025

2007: 62008: 142009: 372010: 372011: 362012: 282013: 452014: 612015: 622016: 452017: 442018: 482019: 672020: 132021: 192022: 172023: 172024: 202025: 11
2007high 67 (2019) · low 6 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FDX, 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
20070—06
20080—014
20090—037
20101—037
20110—036
20120—028
20130—045
20140—061
20151—062
20160—045
20172—044
20181—048
20194144067
20200—013
20210—119
20221—217
20230—017
20240—020
20251—011
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Wilson-Cook Double Lumen Biliary Cytology Brush is intended for the collection of cells in the biliary system. The device is supplied sterile and intended for single use only

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K040324: Wilson-Cook Double Lumen Biliary Cytology Brush.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K040324

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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