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SCOPE BUDDY PLUS Endoscope Flushing Aid

K213833510(k) SpecialCleared Jan 14, 202236-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

Medivators, Inc. · FEB Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope

Cleared on Jan 14, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K162128 (Medivators, Inc., 2016) after a 36-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1994.

Decided
Jan 14, 2022
Review
36 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FEB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K914524 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK914524 Fluid Pump, CP #3United States Endoscopy Group, Inc. · 1994
  2. 1 generation backK162128 Scope Buddy Plus Endoscope Flushing AidMedivators, Inc. · 2016
  3. This deviceK213833 SCOPE BUDDY PLUS Endoscope Flushing AidMedivators, Inc. · 2022
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K914524Fluid Pump, CP #3United States Endoscopy Group, Inc.1994—
−1K162128Scope Buddy Plus Endoscope Flushing AidMedivators, Inc.2016—
0 (this device)K213833SCOPE BUDDY PLUS Endoscope Flushing AidMedivators, Inc.2022—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K213833, 1994–2022Source: 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
*K162128Scope Buddy Plus Endoscope Flushing Aid
Summary page 5
…Endoscope Classification Number: 21 CFR 276.1500 Product Code: FEB 2. Predicate Device SCOPE BUDDY PLUS Endoscope Flushing Aid, cleared under K162128 3. Description of Device The subject device is intended to provide fluid delivery to endoscope channels in the same manne…
Medivators, Inc.2016—

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 28 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 22.8 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All FEB devices

FEB Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FEB

2in 2024

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 12014: 12016: 22017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 22022: 12023: 12024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FEB

111in 2011

2011: 111 days median
2007high 111 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · FEB

15so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2008: 32010: 12016: 22020: 12021: 12023: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 15
2007high 15 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FEB

356in 2025

2007: 392008: 1522009: 202010: 502011: 322012: 162013: 272014: 482015: 922016: 1032017: 692018: 882019: 622020: 4262021: 5752022: 6072023: 9982024: 8842025: 356
2007high 998 (2023) · low 16 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FEB, 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
20072—039
20081—3152
20091—020
20102—150
20113111032
20121—016
20131—027
20141—048
20150—092
20162—2103
20172—069
20181—088
20192—062
20202—1426
20210—1575
20221—0607
20231—1998
20242—1884
20250—3356
20261—15—

What is it indicated for?

SCOPE BUDDY PLUS Endoscope Flushing Aid is an electro-mechanical device intended to pump fluids through the channels of flexible, immersible endoscopes during the manual cleaning process of endoscope reprocessing.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K213833: SCOPE BUDDY PLUS Endoscope Flushing Aid.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K213833

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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