# K142556: Flexible Video-Uretero-Choledochoscope System - Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional) - Applicant: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. - Decided: Oct 23, 2014 after 42 days - Product code: FGB (Ureteroscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid) - Device class: 2 - Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500 - Recalls of this device: none - Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026 ## Lineage Longest line of descent: 9 generations back to K931154 (1993). 25 ancestors in all. 7 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly. 1 of 33 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall. ## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary) - K060269: Acmi Dur-Digital Ureteroscope and Choledochoscope System, Acmi Corporation (2006) Summary page 4. - K141250: Flexible Video-Uretero-Renoscope System, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (2014) Summary page 4. ## Most influential descendants - K200483: SpyGlass Discover Digital Catheter, SpyGlass Discover Digital Controller (2020), 3 descendants of its own - K221784: Single-use Video Pancreaticobiliary Scope, PB Digital Controller (2023), 2 descendants of its own - K211686: Flexible Video-Choledo-Cysto-Ureteroscope System (2022), 2 descendants of its own - K252492: Visualized Access and Delivery Catheter; PB Digital Controller (2026), 0 descendants of its own - K254153: Single-use Video Scope; PB Digital Controller (2026), 0 descendants of its own ## Indications for use The KARL STORZ Flexible Video-Uretero-Choledochoscope System is indicated for endoscopic examination in the urinary tract and can be used percutaneously to examine the interior of the kidney, and using additional accessories, to perform various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The Flexible Video-Uretero-Choledochoscope System is also indicated for the examination of bile ducts, and using additional accessories, to perform various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures during cholecystectomy. Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142556 Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology