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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2018

Olympus Evs-Endoscopic Video Image & Data Sys

K853585510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 21, 1986148-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500Recalls 2

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Olympus Corp. · FET Endoscopic Video Imaging System/Component, Gastroenterology-Urology

Cleared on Jan 21, 1986 after a 148-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 6 of the 321 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 320 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jan 21, 1986
Review
148 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FET
Recalls
2
Predicates
0

320 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly. 6 of the 321 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 4 descendants cleared1997: 2 descendants cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared2002: 3 descendants cleared2009: 8 descendants cleared2014: 13 descendants cleared2012: 12 descendants cleared2001: 2 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2013: 8 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12026: 24 descendants cleared2003: 3 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2005: 5 descendants cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12010: 4 descendants cleared2008: 4 descendants cleared2016: 12 descendants cleared2018: 17 descendants cleared2025: 36 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12011: 3 descendants cleared2023: 25 descendants cleared2022: 19 descendants cleared2017: 8 descendants cleared2019: 26 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12020: 27 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12024: 23 descendants cleared2015: 11 descendants cleared2021: 14 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall11990200020102020
  1. This deviceK853585 Olympus Evs-Endoscopic Video Image & Data SysOlympus Corp. · 1986
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 318 of its ownK954451 Evis 140 SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 1996 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 208 of its ownK051645 Evis Exera 160A SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2005 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 158 of its ownK062049 Evis Exera II 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2006
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 158 of its ownK061313 Evis Exera 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2006 · Recalled (Class I)
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 132 of its ownK100584 Evis Exeraii 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2010 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11997: 21998: 11999: 12001: 22002: 32003: 32004: 22005: 52006: 22007: 42008: 42009: 82010: 42011: 32012: 122013: 82014: 132015: 112016: 122017: 82018: 172019: 262020: 272021: 142022: 192023: 252024: 232025: 362026: 24
1996high 36 (2025) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K954451Evis 140 SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly318descendants
  • K051645Evis Exera 160A SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2005 · 2 generations on208descendants
  • K062049Evis Exera II 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2006 · 3 generations on158descendants
  • K061313Evis Exera 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2006 · 3 generations on158descendants
  • K100584Evis Exeraii 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2010 · 3 generations on132descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K853585Olympus Evs-Endoscopic Video Image & Data SysOlympus Corp.1986—
+1K954451Evis 140 SystemOlympus America, Inc.19963
+2K051645Evis Exera 160A SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation20053
+3K062049Evis Exera II 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation2006—
+3K061313Evis Exera 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation2006Class I
+3K100584Evis Exeraii 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation20109

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199720
199810
199910
200120
200230
200330
200420
200550
200621
200740
200840
200980
201040
201130
2012120
201381
2014130
2015110
2016120
201780
2018170
2019261
2020271
2021141
2022190
2023250
2024230
2025361
2026240
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K853585, 1986–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

6 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new FET device

  1. #1 K242067 Visera Elite Iii Video System Center Olympus…score 18.4 · 12 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (320)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K954451Evis 140 SystemOlympus America, Inc.1996318
K070330Third Eye Retroscope Auxiliary Endoscopy SystemAvantis Medical Systems, Inc.200713
K024033XTJF-160AF DuodenovideoscopeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.20020
K964131EndoscopeAkos Biomedical, Inc.19970

Has anything in its family been recalled? (6 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 11, 2018Class IIZ-2270-2018Under Investigation by firmIssuance of validated, new reprocessing procedures. The new cleaning procedure requires additional recess flushing and forceps elevator raising/lowering steps during precleaning, manual cleaning and manual disinfection.
May 11, 2018Class IIZ-2269-2018Under Investigation by firmIssuance of validated, new reprocessing procedures. This corrective action is being undertaken as a result of ongoing manufacturer and FDA activities relating to reported patient infections associated with duodenoscopes. The new cleaning…

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K061313Evis Exera 180 SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corporation · 2006 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2006 descendants bar of FIG. 16 Class I recalls
  • K121959Evis Exera Iii Video SystemOlympus Medical Systems Corp. · 2013 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2013 descendants bar of FIG. 18 Class I recalls
  • K183419EVIS EXERA III Bronchovideoscope Olympus BF-XT190Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · 2019 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2019 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K250862Evis Exera Iii Bronchovideoscope (Olympus BF-XP190); Evis Exera Iii Bronchovideoscope (Olympus BF-P190)…Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · 2025 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2025 descendants bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K201758EVIS EXERA III Bronchovideoscope Olympus BF-XP190, EVIS EXERA III Bronchovideoscope Olympus BF-P190Olympus Medical Systems Corp. · 2021 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K193517ViziShot 2 FLEXOlympus Surgical Technologies America · 2020 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2020 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K954451 (Olympus America, Inc., 1996) has gone furthest, with 318 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FET devices

FET Endoscopic Video Imaging System/Component, Gastroenterology-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FET

6in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 22015: 22016: 12017: 32018: 32019: 32020: 52021: 12022: 22023: 12024: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 3
2007high 6 (2025) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FET

166in 2025

2017: 119 days median2018: 98 days median2019: 25 days median2020: 106 days median2025: 166 days median2026 (partial year): 69 days median
2007high 166 (2025) · low 25 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · FET

1in 2024

2023: 22024: 1
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FET

14,530in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 62010: 32011: 72012: 112013: 82014: 32015: 32016: 252017: 662018: 672019: 722020: 3,0432021: 5,3002022: 6,1562023: 8,1992024: 13,1532025: 14,530
2007high 14,530 (2025) · low 1 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FET, 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
20071—02
20082—01
20092—06
20101—03
20112—07
20122—011
20132—08
20140—03
20152—03
20161—025
20173119066
2018398067
2019325072
2020510603,043
20211—05,300
20222—06,156
20231—28,199
20242—113,153
20256166014,530
20263690—
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510(k) Report. “K853585: Olympus Evs-Endoscopic Video Image & Data Sys.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K853585

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