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AquaShield System - PENTAX, AquaShield System CO2 - PENTAX, AquaShield System CO2 - FUJINON

K163424510(k) SpecialCleared Jan 4, 201729-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

United State Endoscopy Group, Inc. · FEQ Pump, Air, Non-Manual, For Endoscope

Cleared on Jan 4, 2017 after a 29-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Jan 4, 2017
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FEQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K163424Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?

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 FEQ devices

FEQ Pump, Air, Non-Manual, For Endoscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, 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 AquaShield CO2 System is intended to be used with an air or carbon dioxide (CO2) source with the purpose of supplying sterile water to the endoscope during endoscopic procedures. It is compatible with U.S. commercially available water bottles.

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

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510(k) Report. “K163424: AquaShield System - PENTAX, AquaShield System CO2 - PENTAX, AquaShield System CO2 - FUJINON.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K163424

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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