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Codman Gaab Neuroendoscope

K923555510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 23, 1993249-day reviewClass I21 CFR 866.3740

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

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. · GWB Antisera, Fluorescent, All Types, Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Cleared on Mar 23, 1993 after a 249-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 23, 1993
Review
249 days
Class
Class I
Product code
GWB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK923555 Codman Gaab NeuroendoscopeCodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 1993
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK971340 Olympus Neuro EndoscopeOlympus Optical, Co. · 1998
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK043128 Olympus EndoarmOlympus Corporation · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK020507 Olympus Neuroscope, Models S-1349/1, S-1349/2, S-1349/3 and S-1349/4Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH · 2002
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK013759 MSS-28CS-301/701 NeedlescopeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002

Most influential descendants

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  • K971340Olympus Neuro EndoscopeOlympus Optical, Co. · 1998 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K043128Olympus EndoarmOlympus Corporation · 2004 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K020507Olympus Neuroscope, Models S-1349/1, S-1349/2, S-1349/3 and S-1349/4Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH · 2002 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K013759MSS-28CS-301/701 NeedlescopeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd. · 2002 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K923555Codman Gaab NeuroendoscopeCodman & Shurtleff, Inc.1993—
+1K971340Olympus Neuro EndoscopeOlympus Optical, Co.1998—
+2K043128Olympus EndoarmOlympus Corporation2004—
+2K020507Olympus Neuroscope, Models S-1349/1, S-1349/2, S-1349/3 and S-1349/4Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH2002—
+2K013759MSS-28CS-301/701 NeedlescopeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200220
200410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K923555, 1993–2004Source: 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? (4)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971340Olympus Neuro EndoscopeOlympus Optical, Co.19983

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, K971340 (Olympus Optical, Co., 1998) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GWB devices

GWB Antisera, Fluorescent, All Types, Streptococcus Pneumoniae: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GWB

FDA has decided no GWB device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWB

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

Recalls per year · GWB

No recall names GWB since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · GWB

No MAUDE report names GWB since 2007.

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510(k) Report. “K923555: Codman Gaab Neuroendoscope.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K923555

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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026