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Telepack X LED

K182696510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 20, 201854-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

KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · FET Endoscopic Video Imaging System/Component, Gastroenterology-Urology

Cleared on Nov 20, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K070716 (KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., 2007) after a 54-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2007. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 20, 2018
Review
54 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FET
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K070716 (2007). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2019: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K180146 · KARL STORZ ICG Imaging System · Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. · 2018K070716 · Image 1 Video Imaging System with Optional Insufflators Control · KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 200720052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant K070716 · Image 1 Video Imaging System with Optional Insufflators Control · KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 20070
  1. Root · 1 generation backK070716 Image 1 Video Imaging System with Optional Insufflators ControlKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 2007
  2. This deviceK182696 Telepack X LEDKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 2018
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK193235 Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. · 2019
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK221174 Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. · 2022

Most influential descendants

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  • K193235Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. · 2019 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K221174Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc. · 2022 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K070716Image 1 Video Imaging System with Optional Insufflators ControlKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2007—
0 (this device)K182696Telepack X LEDKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2018—
+1K193235Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.2019—
+2K221174Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.2022—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182696, 2007–2022Source: 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
*K070716Image 1 Video Imaging System with Optional Insufflators Control
Summary page 4
…System/Component Product Code: FET Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500 (Endoscope and Accessories) Predicate Device(s): Image 1 Video Imaging System (K070716) – Primary KARL STORZ ICG Imaging System (K180146) – Reference **The above predicat…
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2007—
†K180146KARL STORZ ICG Imaging SystemKarl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.2018—

Also cleared against K070716: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K193235Telepack +Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.20191

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K193235 (Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc., 2019) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K070716.

How does its category compare?

All FET devices

FET Endoscopic Video Imaging System/Component, Gastroenterology-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FET

6in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 22015: 22016: 12017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 52021: 12022: 22023: 12024: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 3
2007high 6 (2025) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FET

166in 2025

2017: 119 days median2018: 98 days median2019: 25 days median2020: 106 days median2025: 166 days median2026 (partial year): 69 days median
2007high 166 (2025) · low 25 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · FET

1in 2024

2023: 22024: 1
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FET

14,530in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 62010: 32011: 72012: 112013: 82014: 32015: 32016: 252017: 662018: 672019: 722020: 3,0432021: 5,3002022: 6,1562023: 8,1992024: 13,1532025: 14,530
2007high 14,530 (2025) · low 1 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FET, 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
20071—02
20082—01
20092—06
20101—03
20112—07
20122—011
20132—08
20140—03
20152—03
20161—025
20173119066
2018398067
2019325072
2020510603,043
20211—05,300
20222—06,156
20231—28,199
20242—113,153
20256166014,530
20263690—

What is it indicated for?

The TELE PACK X LED is an all-in-one Imaging System, which comprises a light source for illumination, Camera Control Unit (CCU) for use with compatible camera heads or video endoscopes for image processing, as well as a monitor for image display, intended for the visualization of endoscopic and microscopic procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K182696: Telepack X LED.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182696

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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