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Aurora Surgiscope System

K182211510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 18, 2019156-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.1480

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Rebound Therapeutics Corporation · GWG Endoscope, Neurological

Cleared on Jan 18, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K983365 (Aesculap, Inc., 1998) and 1 other predicate after a 156-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2000. 1 of the 14 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 18, 2019
Review
156 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GWG
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K002931 (2000). 9 ancestors in all, the oldest K830332 (1983). 4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 1 of the 14 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 other ancestor1989: 2 other ancestors1983: 1 other ancestor2004: 1 other ancestor2019: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK002931 · Metrx System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 2000K043602 · Quadrant Retractor System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2005K060973 · Vycor Surgical Access Systems · Vycor Medical, LLC · 2006 · Class I recallK120691 · Brain Port · Nico Corporation · 2012 · recalled19801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 3 other ancestors4 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 2 descendants K120691 · Brain Port · Nico Corporation · 2012 · recalledK060973 · Vycor Surgical Access Systems · Vycor Medical, LLC · 2006 · Class I recallK043602 · Quadrant Retractor System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2005K002931 · Metrx System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 20000
  1. Root · 4 generations backK002931 Metrx SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 2000
  2. 3 generations backK043602 Quadrant Retractor SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2005
  3. 2 generations backK060973 Vycor Surgical Access SystemsVycor Medical, LLC · 2006 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 1 generation backK120691 Brain PortNico Corporation · 2012 · Recalled
  5. This deviceK182211 Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics Corporation · 2019
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK191861 Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics · 2019
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK201840 Aurora Surgiscope System (Surgiscope), Aurora Surgiscope System…Rebound Therapeutics · 2020 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK250752 AURORA® Surgiscope® System (ASX15/60); AURORA® Surgiscope® System…Integra LifeSciences Corporation · 2025
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK232618 Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics Corporation · 2023 · Recalled

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K191861Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics · 2019 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K201840Aurora Surgiscope System (Surgiscope), Aurora Surgiscope System (Image Control Box)Rebound Therapeutics · 2020 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K250752AURORA® Surgiscope® System (ASX15/60); AURORA® Surgiscope® System (ASX15/80)Integra LifeSciences Corporation · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K232618Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics Corporation · 2023 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K002931Metrx SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.2000—
−3K043602Quadrant Retractor SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2005—
−2K060973Vycor Surgical Access SystemsVycor Medical, LLC2006Class I
−1K120691Brain PortNico Corporation20122
0 (this device)K182211Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics Corporation2019—
+1K191861Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics2019—
+2K201840Aurora Surgiscope System (Surgiscope), Aurora Surgiscope System (Image Control…Rebound Therapeutics20201
+3K250752AURORA® Surgiscope® System (ASX15/60); AURORA® Surgiscope® System (ASX15/80)Integra LifeSciences Corporation2025—
+3K232618Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics Corporation20231

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198310
198920
199810
200410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
202010
202310
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182211, 2000–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K983365Aesculap Minop System
Summary page 4
…surgery Classification Numbers: 882.1480, 882.4800 Regulatory Class: II Product Code: GWG, GZT 3) PREDICATE DEVICE Primary Predicate: Aesculap MINOP System, K983365 Secondary Predicate: NICO Brain Port, K120691 4) DEVICE DESCRIPTION The Aurora Surgiscope System consists of two component…
Aesculap, Inc.19983
*K120691Brain Port
Summary page 4
…4800 Regulatory Class: II Product Code: GWG, GZT 3) PREDICATE DEVICE Primary Predicate: Aesculap MINOP System, K983365 Secondary Predicate: NICO Brain Port, K120691 4) DEVICE DESCRIPTION The Aurora Surgiscope System consists of two components: A sterile, single use, neurological endosco…
Nico Corporation20122

Also cleared against K983365: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (4)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K191861Aurora Surgiscope SystemRebound Therapeutics20193

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K060973Vycor Surgical Access SystemsVycor Medical, LLC · 2006 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 19 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.9 years on median.
  • 4 of the 9 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K191861 (Rebound Therapeutics, 2019) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K983365.

How does its category compare?

All GWG devices

GWG Endoscope, Neurological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GWG

2in 2025

2008: 22013: 12014: 22016: 22017: 42018: 42019: 32020: 22021: 32023: 52024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 5 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWG

269in 2023

2017: 126 days median2018: 128 days median2019: 156 days median2021: 106 days median2023: 269 days median2026 (partial year): 217 days median
2007high 269 (2023) · low 106 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · GWG

2in 2011

2009: 12011: 2
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWG

33in 2025

2007: 32008: 52010: 12011: 42012: 72013: 32014: 192015: 372016: 252017: 122018: 162019: 102020: 192021: 212022: 122023: 92024: 92025: 33
2007high 37 (2015) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWG, 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—03
20082—05
20090—10
20100—01
20110—24
20120—07
20131—03
20142—019
20150—037
20162—025
20174126012
20184128016
20193156010
20202—019
20213106021
20220—012
2023526909
20241—09
20252—033
202642170—

What is it indicated for?

The Aurora Surgiscope System is intended for use in endoscopic neurosurgery and pure neuroendoscopy (i.e. ventriculoscopy) for visualization, diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures such as ventriculostomies, biopsies and removal of cysts, tumors and other obstructions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K182211: Aurora Surgiscope System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182211

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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