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HD Video Rhino Laryngoscope

K200740510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 11, 2020141-day reviewClass II21 CFR 874.4760

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. · EOB Nasopharyngoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)

Cleared on Aug 11, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K182186 (KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., 2019) and 1 other predicate after a 141-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2007.

Decided
Aug 11, 2020
Review
141 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EOB
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K072387 (2007). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK072387 Karl Storz Video Rhino-Laryngscope System, Model 11101 SeriesKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 2007
  2. 2 generations backK103467 Cmos Video Rhino-Laryngoscope System Model 11101CMKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 2012
  3. 1 generation backK182186 CMOS Video-Rhino-Laryngoscope SystemKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 2019
  4. This deviceK200740 HD Video Rhino LaryngoscopeKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K072387Karl Storz Video Rhino-Laryngscope System, Model 11101 SeriesKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2007—
−2K103467Cmos Video Rhino-Laryngoscope System Model 11101CMKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2012—
−1K182186CMOS Video-Rhino-Laryngoscope SystemKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2019—
0 (this device)K200740HD Video Rhino LaryngoscopeKARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2020—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K200740, 2007–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Top candidate predicates for a new EOB device

  1. #1 K253184 Video Rhinolaryngoscope System (Disposable…score 14.4 · 12 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K182186CMOS Video-Rhino-Laryngoscope System
Summary page 4
…essential performance of endoscopic equipment Predicate Primary Predicate Device: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America’s Device(s): CMOS Video Rhino Laryngoscope (K182186) Secondary Predicate Device: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America’s Flexible CMOS-Video- Rhino-Laryn…
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2019—
*K103467Cmos Video Rhino-Laryngoscope System Model 11101CM
Summary page 4
…deo Rhino Laryngoscope (K182186) Secondary Predicate Device: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America’s Flexible CMOS-Video- Rhino-Laryngoscope (K103467) Device The components subject of this submission are: the Flexible HD Description: Video-Rhino-Laryngoscope (Par…
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.2012—

Also cleared against K182186: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 4.8 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K182186.

How does its category compare?

All EOB devices

EOB Nasopharyngoscope (Flexible Or Rigid): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · EOB

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 42009: 12010: 12011: 42012: 12014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 62018: 62019: 82020: 32021: 22022: 62023: 32024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 5
2007high 8 (2019) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EOB

192in 2025

2007: 37 days median2008: 38 days median2011: 209 days median2014: 282 days median2015: 115 days median2016: 174 days median2017: 216 days median2018: 230 days median2019: 149 days median2020: 175 days median2022: 178 days median2023: 107 days median2025: 192 days median2026 (partial year): 180 days median
2007high 282 (2014) · low 37 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · EOB

1in 2023

2011: 22022: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · EOB

1,338in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 32011: 32012: 42013: 52014: 52015: 132016: 162017: 182018: 232019: 512020: 472021: 3452022: 1,1582023: 1,3522024: 1,4982025: 1,338
2007high 1,498 (2024) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EOB, 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
200743701
200843801
20091—03
20101—00
2011420923
20121—04
20130—05
2014328205
20153115013
20163174016
20176216018
20186230023
20198149051
20203175047
20212—0345
2022617811,158
2023310711,352
20242—01,498
2025319201,338
202651801—

What is it indicated for?

The KARL STORZ CMOS HD Video Rhino-Laryngoscope System is indicated to provide visualization of the nasal lumens and airway anatomy (including nasopharyngeal and trachea) during diagnostic procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K200740: HD Video Rhino Laryngoscope.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K200740

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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