# K254103: HOPKINS Telescopes for Arthroscopy

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Karl Storz SE & CO. KG
- Decided: Aug 26, 2026 after 250 days
- Product code: HRX (Arthroscope)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.1100
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K833587 (1983). 19 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K202659: Stryker Arthroscope, Stryker (2020) Summary page 5.
- K943052: Arthroscopic Telescopes, Karl Storz Endoscopy (1995) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
For 28208BA, 28300BA, 28305BA, 28719BA, 28731AWA, 28731BWA, 28731CWA: The KARL STORZ HOPKINS Telescopes and HOPKINS Forward-Oblique Telescope are intended for use in visualization during arthroscopic surgical procedures in the hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and ankle. For 28731AE: The KARL STORZ ENDOCAMELEON ARTHRO HOPKINS Telescope is intended for use in visualization during arthroscopic surgical procedures in the hip, knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and ankle.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K254103
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology