510(k) · Cleared
ClearedAvulsion Forceps
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
STERIS Corporation · KGE Forceps, Biopsy, Electric
Cleared on Apr 16, 2019 after a 126-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
- Decided
- Apr 16, 2019
- Review
- 126 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- KGE
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
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?
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
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 KGE devicesKGE Forceps, Biopsy, Electric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · KGE
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · KGE
184in 2018
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · KGE
No recall names KGE since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · KGE
10in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code KGE, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 0 | 75 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 29 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 51 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 3 | 102 | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 26 |
| 2018 | 3 | 184 | 0 | 26 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K183428 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K183428: Avulsion Forceps.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K183428
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026