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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Vision System Colonscope

K943895510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 3, 1995178-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

Vision-Sciences, Inc. · FDF Colonoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid

Cleared on Feb 3, 1995 after a 178-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 43 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 3, 1995
Review
178 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FDF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

43 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1996: 2 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2012: 6 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2014: 3 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK943895 Vision System ColonscopeVision-Sciences, Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 38 of its ownK032688 Colonosight Model 510BSightline Technologies, Ltd. · 2004
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 13 of its ownK091305 ClearpathEasyglide, Ltd. · 2009
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 13 of its ownK052930 Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2006
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 12 of its ownK070622 Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2007
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 10 of its ownK093779 Clearpath UgiEasyglide, Ltd. · 2010

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 22004: 12006: 32007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 32012: 62013: 22014: 32015: 22016: 42017: 42018: 22019: 22020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12026: 1
1996high 6 (2012) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K032688Colonosight Model 510BSightline Technologies, Ltd. · 2004 · cites it directly38descendants
  • K091305ClearpathEasyglide, Ltd. · 2009 · 2 generations on13descendants
  • K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on13descendants
  • K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc. · 2007 · 2 generations on12descendants
  • K093779Clearpath UgiEasyglide, Ltd. · 2010 · 3 generations on10descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K943895Vision System ColonscopeVision-Sciences, Inc.1995—
+1K032688Colonosight Model 510BSightline Technologies, Ltd.2004—
+2K091305ClearpathEasyglide, Ltd.2009—
+2K052930Navigator Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.2006—
+2K070622Neoguide Endoscopy SystemNeoguide Systems, Inc.2007—
+3K093779Clearpath UgiEasyglide, Ltd.2010—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199620
200410
200630
200710
200810
200910
201030
201260
201320
201430
201520
201640
201740
201820
201920
202010
202110
202210
202310
202410
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K943895, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (43)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032688Colonosight Model 510BSightline Technologies, Ltd.200438
K963344Disposable SS-F32 Endosheath for Use with the S-F100 Flexible Fiberoptic SigmoidoscopeVision-Sciences, Inc.19962
K964100Vision-Sciences Model SS-U32 Endo Sheath for Use with the Vsi S-F100 Flexible Fiberoptic…Vision-Sciences, Inc.19960

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, K032688 (Sightline Technologies, Ltd., 2004) has gone furthest, with 38 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FDF devices

FDF Colonoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FDF

4in 2025

2007: 42008: 22009: 62010: 42011: 22012: 72013: 22014: 62015: 22016: 72017: 42018: 72019: 42020: 42021: 32022: 52023: 62024: 22025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 7 (2012) · low 2 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FDF

194in 2025

2007: 70 days median2009: 91 days median2010: 101 days median2012: 241 days median2014: 164 days median2016: 98 days median2017: 36 days median2018: 101 days median2019: 56 days median2020: 250 days median2021: 30 days median2022: 147 days median2023: 203 days median2025: 194 days median2026 (partial year): 147 days median
2007high 250 (2020) · low 30 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · FDF

8in 2023

2015: 12016: 12020: 12023: 8
2007high 8 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FDF

17,231in 2025

2007: 812008: 682009: 832010: 482011: 772012: 882013: 632014: 602015: 1002016: 1702017: 3702018: 3882019: 4172020: 6872021: 2,4442022: 8,3452023: 11,7482024: 12,1282025: 17,231
2007high 17,231 (2025) · low 48 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FDF, 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
2007470081
20082—068
2009691083
20104101048
20112—077
20127241088
20132—063
20146164060
20152—1100
20167981170
20174360370
201871010388
20194560417
202042501687
202133002,444
2022514708,345
20236203811,748
20242—012,128
20254194017,231
202651470—
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510(k) Report. “K943895: Vision System Colonscope.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K943895

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026