510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2008Reprocessed Cold Biopsy Forceps
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sterilmed, Inc. · NON Forceps, Biopsy, Non-Electric, Reprocessed
Cleared on Jul 20, 2005 after a 295-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled once.
- Decided
- Jul 20, 2005
- Review
- 295 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- NON
- Recalls
- 1
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (2)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Precisor EXL Cold biopsy Forceps Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Radial Jaw 3 Cold biopsy forceps Named without a submission number |
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
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2008 | Not classified | Z-0575-2009 | Packaging process control | SteriMed, Inc is conducting a product removal of a small group of devices individually packaged and sealed within a pouch. The removal is being conducted because the possibility exists that some of the pouches were not properly sealed on… |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All NON devicesNON Forceps, Biopsy, Non-Electric, Reprocessed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · NON
FDA has decided no NON device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · NON
Too few NON 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · NON
1in 2008
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · NON
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code NON, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Reprocessed Cold Biopsy Forceps are intended to be used during endoscopic procedures of the gastrointestinal tract to collect tissue samples for histologic examination. These forceps are advanced to the site for sampling via the operating channel of an endoscope.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K042648 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K042648: Reprocessed Cold Biopsy Forceps.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K042648
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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