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Echosampler

K041237510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 8, 2004120-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.1060

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

Gynetics Medical Products NV · HFF Aspirator, Endometrial

Cleared on Sep 8, 2004 after a 120-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Sep 8, 2004
Review
120 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HFF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K041237Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 HFF devices

HFF Aspirator, Endometrial: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HFF

FDA has decided no HFF device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HFF

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

Recalls per year · HFF

No recall names HFF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HFF

4in 2023

2010: 12016: 62017: 32018: 12023: 4
2007high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

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

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What is it indicated for?

The EchoSampler™ is a single-use, sterile, disposable curette for: * Detection of abnormalities of the uterus and endometrium using real-time sonography during injection of sterile saline into the uterine cavity * Obtaining histological biopsy of the glandular epithelium and superficial chorionic layers of the uterine endometrial wall or sample extraction of uterine menstrual content for any of the following: a) Routine screening for early detection of…

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The EchoSampler™ is a single-use, sterile, disposable curette for:

* Detection of abnormalities of the uterus and endometrium using real-time sonography during injection of sterile saline into the uterine cavity

* Obtaining histological biopsy of the glandular epithelium and superficial chorionic layers of the uterine endometrial wall or sample extraction of uterine menstrual content

for any of the following:

a) Routine screening for early detection of endometrial carcinoma or other precancerous conditions which could make estrogen therapy inadvisable,

b) Evaluation of endometrial tissue response in patients receiving estrogen replacement therapy for menopausal symptoms

c) Endometrial dating and evaluation of uterine pathology associated with infertility, luteal insufficiency, or functional metrorrhagia

d) Identification of specific uterine pathogens by bacterial culturing of uterine samples

e) Inadequate imaging of the endometrium by endovaginal sonography

f) Further evaluation of suspected abnormalities as seen on endovaginal sonography, including focal or diffuse endometrial thickening or debris,

g) Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of the uterine cavity especially with regard to uterine polyps, myomas and cysts

h) Congenital abnormalities and/or anatomic variants of the uterine cavity

i) Infertility and habitual abortion

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K041237: Echosampler.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K041237

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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