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ST-E1 Overtube

K903842510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 23, 1991155-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

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

Olympus Corp. · FED Endoscopic Access Overtube, Gastroenterology-Urology

Cleared on Jan 23, 1991 after a 155-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 22 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 23, 1991
Review
155 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FED
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK903842 ST-E1 OvertubeOlympus Corp. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 17 of its ownK023902 Shape-Lockable Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK033954 Shape Locking Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 13 of its ownK052930 Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2006
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 12 of its ownK070622 Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2007
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 6 of its ownK100624 Invendo C20 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12004: 12006: 12007: 22010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 32018: 12020: 22026: 1
2003high 3 (2017) · low 0 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K023902Shape-Lockable Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly17descendants
  • K033954Shape Locking Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2006 · 3 generations on13descendants
  • K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on12descendants
  • K100624Invendo C20 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh · 2012 · 4 generations on6descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K903842ST-E1 OvertubeOlympus Corp.1991—
+1K023902Shape-Lockable Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc.2003—
+2K033954Shape Locking Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc.2004—
+3K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.2006—
+3K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.2007—
+4K100624Invendo C20 Colonoscopy SystemInvendo Medical Gbmh2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200410
200610
200720
201010
201110
201220
201310
201410
201520
201620
201730
201810
202020
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K903842, 1991–2026Source: 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.

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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? (22)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023902Shape-Lockable Endoscopic OvertubeUsgi Medical, Inc.200317
K100081Enteroscopy Overtube, Model 00712140United States Endoscopy Group, Inc.20103

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, K023902 (Usgi Medical, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 17 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FED devices

FED Endoscopic Access Overtube, Gastroenterology-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FED

11in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 42010: 32011: 12012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 22016: 52017: 12018: 42019: 52020: 42021: 32022: 12023: 32024: 62025: 112026 (partial year): 6
2007high 11 (2025) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FED

120in 2025

2009: 90 days median2010: 90 days median2012: 82 days median2014: 123 days median2016: 126 days median2018: 122 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 117 days median2021: 189 days median2023: 138 days median2024: 98 days median2025: 120 days median2026 (partial year): 67 days median
2007high 189 (2021) · low 82 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · FED

4in 2024

2007: 12013: 32024: 4, 4 Class I
2007high 4 (2024) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FED

115in 2025

2007: 142008: 182009: 192010: 192011: 202012: 352013: 252014: 342015: 352016: 292017: 322018: 342019: 302020: 332021: 552022: 362023: 532024: 642025: 115
2007high 115 (2025) · low 14 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FED, 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—114
20081—018
2009490019
2010390019
20111—020
2012482035
20132—325
20144123034
20152—035
20165126029
20171—032
20184122034
2019594030
20204117033
20213189055
20221—036
20233138053
20246984 (4)64
2025111200115
20266670—
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510(k) Report. “K903842: ST-E1 Overtube.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K903842

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026