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3DSCOPE

K923160510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 10, 1992164-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4160

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

American Surgical Technologies Corp. · FWF Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio

Cleared on Dec 10, 1992 after a 164-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 52 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 10, 1992
Review
164 days
Class
Class I
Product code
FWF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

52 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1996: 2 descendants cleared1997: 3 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared1999: 2 descendants cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2026: 8 descendants cleared2023: 6 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK923160 3DSCOPEAmerican Surgical Technologies Corp. · 1992
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 44 of its ownK961182 3D ScopeOktas · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 42 of its ownK970214 3 Dimensional Video EndoscopeOktas · 1997
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 41 of its ownK990635 Vista Stereoscope SystemVista Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1999
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 37 of its ownK082355 Visionsense Stereoscopic Vision SystemVisionsense, Ltd. · 2008
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 36 of its ownK141002 VS3 Stereoscopic High Definition Vision SystemVisionsense, Ltd. · 2014

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 21997: 31998: 11999: 22002: 22003: 12004: 22008: 12010: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 22018: 12020: 22021: 32022: 52023: 62024: 42025: 32026: 8
1996high 8 (2026) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K9611823D ScopeOktas · 1996 · cites it directly44descendants
  • K9702143 Dimensional Video EndoscopeOktas · 1997 · cites it directly42descendants
  • K990635Vista Stereoscope SystemVista Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1999 · 2 generations on41descendants
  • K082355Visionsense Stereoscopic Vision SystemVisionsense, Ltd. · 2008 · 3 generations on37descendants
  • K141002VS3 Stereoscopic High Definition Vision SystemVisionsense, Ltd. · 2014 · 4 generations on36descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K9231603DSCOPEAmerican Surgical Technologies Corp.1992—
+1K9611823D ScopeOktas1996—
+1K9702143 Dimensional Video EndoscopeOktas1997—
+2K990635Vista Stereoscope SystemVista Medical Technologies, Inc.1999—
+3K082355Visionsense Stereoscopic Vision SystemVisionsense, Ltd.2008—
+4K141002VS3 Stereoscopic High Definition Vision SystemVisionsense, Ltd.2014—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199620
199730
199810
199920
200220
200310
200420
200810
201010
201410
201510
201610
201720
201810
202020
202130
202250
202360
202440
202530
202680
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K923160, 1992–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (52)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K9611823D ScopeOktas199644
K9702143 Dimensional Video EndoscopeOktas199742
K961800Head Mounted DisplayVista Medical Technologies, Inc.19966
K970369Vista Mini Camera SystemOktas19970

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, K961182 (Oktas, 1996) has gone furthest, with 44 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FWF devices

FWF Camera, Television, Endoscopic, Without Audio: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FWF

FDA has decided no FWF device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FWF

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

Recalls per year · FWF

2in 2007

2007: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FWF

27in 2025

2007: 12008: 62009: 12010: 52011: 22012: 12013: 62017: 42018: 92019: 402020: 232021: 282022: 402023: 252024: 202025: 27
2007high 40 (2019) · low 0 (2014)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FWF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—21
20080—06
20090—01
20100—05
20110—02
20120—01
20130—06
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—04
20180—09
20190—040
20200—023
20210—028
20220—040
20230—025
20240—020
20250—027
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K923160: 3DSCOPE.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K923160

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026