# K240506: KARL STORZ Holders

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Karl Storz Endoscopy America, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 22, 2024 after 244 days
- Product code: OCV (Endoscope Holder)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K945572 (1995). 8 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K190576: WalterLorenz Surgical Assist Arm Scope Holder, Biomet Microfixation (2019) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The KARL STORZ Holders are manually operated surgical devices intended to hold endoscopes (such as arthroscopes, etc) and accessories during general and neurologic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K240506
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology