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Myocard Biopsy Forcep

K881412510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 8, 1988157-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.4075

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

Fehling Medizintechnik GmbH · DWZ Device, Biopsy, Endomyocardial

Cleared on Sep 8, 1988 after a 157-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 8, 1988
Review
157 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DWZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2017: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK881412 Myocard Biopsy ForcepFehling Medizintechnik GmbH · 1988
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK170726 Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG · 2017
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK252722 Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH · 2025

Most influential descendants

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  • K170726Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG · 2017 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K252722Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K881412Myocard Biopsy ForcepFehling Medizintechnik GmbH1988—
+1K170726Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG2017—
+2K252722Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201710
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K881412, 1988–2025Source: 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.

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  1. #1 K252722 Biopsy Forcepsscore 10.7 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K170726Biopsy ForcepsFehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG20171

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K170726 (Fehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG, 2017) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DWZ devices

DWZ Device, Biopsy, Endomyocardial: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DWZ

1in 2025

2007: 12017: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DWZ

Too few DWZ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · DWZ

No recall names DWZ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · DWZ

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 12010: 32013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 42018: 72019: 52020: 52021: 52022: 142023: 102024: 42025: 1
2007high 14 (2022) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DWZ, 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
20080—01
20090—00
20100—03
20110—00
20120—00
20130—01
20140—00
20150—01
20160—01
20171—04
20180—07
20190—05
20200—05
20210—05
20220—014
20230—010
20240—04
20251—01
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K881412: Myocard Biopsy Forcep.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K881412

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026