# K233671: Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 4.2/2.2; Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 2.7/1.2; Ambu® aView™ 2 Advance

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Ambu A/S
- Decided: Jan 4, 2024 after 50 days
- Product code: EOQ (Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4680
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 12 generations back to K921244 (1992). 42 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
2 of 45 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K230428: Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 2.7/1.2, Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 4.2/2.2, Ambu® aBox™ 2, Ambu A/S (2023) Summary page 4.
- K223299: Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho HD 5.0/2.2, Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho HD 5.6/2.8, Ambu® aView™ 2 Advance, Ambu A/S (2023) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K260309: Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 2.7/1.2; Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 4.2/2.2; Ambu® aScope™ 5 Broncho 4.2/2.2 Sampler Set (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K242108: Ambu® aScope™ 5 Uretero (Standard Deflection); Ambu® aScope™ 5 Uretero (Reverse Deflection); Ambu® aView™ 2 Advance (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
aScope 5 Broncho is intended for endoscopic procedures and examination within the airways and tracheobronchial tree. aScope 5 Broncho is intended to provide visualization via a compatible Ambu displaying unit, and to allow passing of endotherapy instruments via its working channel. The Ambu® aView™ 2 Advance is intended to display live imaging data from compatible Ambu visualization devices.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K233671
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology