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Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy System - Resposable

K160356510(k) TraditionalCleared May 17, 201699-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

Avantis Medical Systems, Inc. · FDF Colonoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid

Cleared on May 17, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K140595 (Avantis Medical Systems, Inc., 2014) after a 99-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1986.

Decided
May 17, 2016
Review
99 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FDF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K853585 (1986). 12 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK853585 Olympus Evs-Endoscopic Video Image & Data SysOlympus Corp. · 1986 · Recalled
  2. 7 generations backK954451 Evis 140 SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 1996 · Recalled
  3. 6 generations backK984358 Olympus Distal Attachment, Models…Olympus America, Inc. · 1999 · Recalled
  4. 5 generations backK070330 Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc. · 2007
  5. 4 generations backK083180 Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009
  6. 3 generations backK091783 Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscope SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009
  7. 2 generations backK093187 Modification to Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc. · 2009
  8. 1 generation backK140595 Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc. · 2014
  9. This deviceK160356 Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy System - ResposableAvantis Medical Systems, Inc. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K853585Olympus Evs-Endoscopic Video Image & Data SysOlympus Corp.19862
−7K954451Evis 140 SystemOlympus America, Inc.19963
−6K984358Olympus Distal Attachment, Models…Olympus America, Inc.19992
−5K070330Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.2007—
−4K083180Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.2009—
−3K091783Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscope SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.2009—
−2K093187Modification to Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.2009—
−1K140595Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K160356Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy System - ResposableAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
199310
200010
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160356, 1986–2016Source: 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
*K140595Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy System
Summary page 4
…e (TEPR) is substantially equivalent in operation and fundamental scientific technology to its previous version, the single-use Panoramic Device, cleared under K140595. Page 4-1 K160356 Confidential:…
Avantis Medical Systems, Inc.2014—

Also cleared against K140595: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 30 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.5 years on median.
  • 4 of the 12 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K140595.

How does its category compare?

All FDF devices

FDF Colonoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FDF

4in 2025

2007: 42008: 22009: 62010: 42011: 22012: 72013: 22014: 62015: 22016: 72017: 42018: 72019: 42020: 42021: 32022: 52023: 62024: 22025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 7 (2012) · low 2 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FDF

194in 2025

2007: 70 days median2009: 91 days median2010: 101 days median2012: 241 days median2014: 164 days median2016: 98 days median2017: 36 days median2018: 101 days median2019: 56 days median2020: 250 days median2021: 30 days median2022: 147 days median2023: 203 days median2025: 194 days median2026 (partial year): 147 days median
2007high 250 (2020) · low 30 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · FDF

8in 2023

2015: 12016: 12020: 12023: 8
2007high 8 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FDF

17,231in 2025

2007: 812008: 682009: 832010: 482011: 772012: 882013: 632014: 602015: 1002016: 1702017: 3702018: 3882019: 4172020: 6872021: 2,4442022: 8,3452023: 11,7482024: 12,1282025: 17,231
2007high 17,231 (2025) · low 48 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FDF, 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
2007470081
20082—068
2009691083
20104101048
20112—077
20127241088
20132—063
20146164060
20152—1100
20167981170
20174360370
201871010388
20194560417
202042501687
202133002,444
2022514708,345
20236203811,748
20242—012,128
20254194017,231
202651470—

What is it indicated for?

The Avantis Medical Systems, Inc. Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy System – Resposable is indicated for use

as an accessory to a conventional colonoscope to provide additional visualization and illumination of the colon for

diagnostic purposes.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160356: Third Eye Panoramic Auxiliary Endoscopy System - Resposable.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160356

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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