510(k) · Cleared
ClearedBiopsy Forceps
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Frantz Medical Development, Ltd. · FCL Forceps, Biopsy, Non-Electric
Cleared on Aug 10, 1987 after a 101-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
- Decided
- Aug 10, 1987
- Review
- 101 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- FCL
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
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.
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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?
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.
How does its category compare?
All FCL devicesFCL Forceps, Biopsy, Non-Electric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FCL
FDA has decided no FCL device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · FCL
Too few FCL 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FCL
3in 2010
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FCL
55in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FCL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 58 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 153 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 410 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 3 | 495 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 377 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 97 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 58 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 86 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 51 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 64 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 275 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 69 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 69 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 53 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 70 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 68 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 60 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K871710 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K871710: Biopsy Forceps.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K871710
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