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EndoChoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation System

K161482510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 27, 201627-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

Endochoice, Inc. · FEQ Pump, Air, Non-Manual, For Endoscope

Cleared on Jun 27, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K133747 (Endochoice, Inc., 2014) after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1988. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jun 27, 2016
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FEQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K884836 (1988). 7 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK884836 Universal Generator Irrigator Model Ugi-3000Meditron Devices, Inc. · 1988
  2. 4 generations backK031773 Endo Gator SystemByrne Medical, Inc. · 2003
  3. 3 generations backK092429 EndogatorByrne Medical, Inc. · 2009
  4. 2 generations backK120862 Water Bottle Cap Irrigaton SystemEndochoice, Inc. · 2012
  5. 1 generation backK133747 Endochoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation SystemEndochoice, Inc. · 2014
  6. This deviceK161482 EndoChoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation SystemEndochoice, Inc. · 2016
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK181457 EndoStream (TM)Partnership Medical Limited · 2019

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  • K181457EndoStream (TM)Partnership Medical Limited · 2019 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K884836Universal Generator Irrigator Model Ugi-3000Meditron Devices, Inc.1988—
−4K031773Endo Gator SystemByrne Medical, Inc.2003—
−3K092429EndogatorByrne Medical, Inc.2009—
−2K120862Water Bottle Cap Irrigaton SystemEndochoice, Inc.2012—
−1K133747Endochoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation SystemEndochoice, Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K161482EndoChoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation SystemEndochoice, Inc.2016—
+1K181457EndoStream (TM)Partnership Medical Limited2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
200010

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K161482, 1988–2019Source: 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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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
*K133747Endochoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation System
Summary page 5
…lence The modified EndoChoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation System is equivalent to the legally marketed unmodified EndoChoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation System (K133747). A feature comparison of the two devices is shown below. Based on the intended use, technological characteristics and overal…
Endochoice, Inc.2014—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K181457EndoStream (TM)Partnership Medical Limited20190

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 28 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.0 years on median.
  • 1 of the 7 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K181457 (Partnership Medical Limited, 2019) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FEQ devices

FEQ Pump, Air, Non-Manual, For Endoscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FEQ

1in 2022

2009: 12010: 32011: 12012: 32013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 32017: 12018: 22019: 12022: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FEQ

29in 2016

2010: 84 days median2012: 141 days median2016: 29 days median
2007high 141 (2012) · low 29 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · FEQ

1in 2024

2011: 12013: 12015: 12024: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FEQ

341in 2025

2008: 12009: 12011: 12012: 22013: 42015: 12016: 12017: 42018: 222019: 62020: 52021: 32022: 192023: 112024: 7052025: 341
2007high 705 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FEQ, 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—00
20080—01
20091—01
201038400
20111—11
2012314102
20131—14
20141—00
20152—11
201632901
20171—04
20182—022
20191—06
20200—05
20210—03
20221—019
20230—011
20240—1705
20250—0341
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

The water bottle cap irrigation system (tubing and accessories to accommodate various endoscopes and irrigation pumps) is intended to provide irrigation via sterile water supply during GI endoscopic procedures when used in conjunction with an irrigation pump.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K161482: EndoChoice Water Bottle Cap Irrigation System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K161482

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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