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Wang Bronchial Needle Brush

K944650510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 22, 199462-day reviewClass II21 CFR 874.4680

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

Mill-Rose Laboratory · EOQ Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)

Cleared on Nov 22, 1994 after a 62-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 9 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 22, 1994
Review
62 days
Class
Class II
Product code
EOQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2018: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK944650 Wang Bronchial Needle BrushMill-Rose Laboratory · 1994
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK173760 Monarch Endoscopy Platform (Monarch Platform)Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. · 2018 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK193534 Monarch PlatformAuris Health, Inc. · 2020 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK211493 Monarch PlatformAuris Health, Inc. · 2021 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK243219 MONARCH™ Platform (MON-000008)Auris Health, Inc. · 2025 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK203614 Monarch BronchoscopeAuris Health, Inc., A Johnson and Johnson Family Company · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

2013: 12018: 12020: 12021: 22023: 22025: 12026: 1
2013high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2014)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K173760Monarch Endoscopy Platform (Monarch Platform)Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc. · 2018 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K193534Monarch PlatformAuris Health, Inc. · 2020 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K211493Monarch PlatformAuris Health, Inc. · 2021 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K243219MONARCH™ Platform (MON-000008)Auris Health, Inc. · 2025 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K203614Monarch BronchoscopeAuris Health, Inc., A Johnson and Johnson Family Company · 2021 · 3 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K944650Wang Bronchial Needle BrushMill-Rose Laboratory1994—
+1K173760Monarch Endoscopy Platform (Monarch Platform)Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.20181
+2K193534Monarch PlatformAuris Health, Inc.20204
+3K211493Monarch PlatformAuris Health, Inc.20212
+4K243219MONARCH™ Platform (MON-000008)Auris Health, Inc.20251
+3K203614Monarch BronchoscopeAuris Health, Inc., A Johnson and Johnson Family Company2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201310
201810
202010
202120
202320
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K944650, 1994–2026Source: 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 lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (9)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K173760Monarch Endoscopy Platform (Monarch Platform)Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc.20187
K130357Superdimension Triple-Needle Cytology BrushCovidien, LLC20130

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, K173760 (Auris Surgical Robotics, Inc., 2018) has gone furthest, with 7 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All EOQ devices

EOQ Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · EOQ

20in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 32012: 22013: 42014: 32015: 62016: 32017: 42018: 72019: 112020: 102021: 152022: 112023: 122024: 132025: 202026 (partial year): 9
2007high 20 (2025) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · EOQ

147in 2025

2009: 24 days median2013: 178 days median2014: 302 days median2015: 206 days median2016: 262 days median2017: 136 days median2018: 212 days median2019: 147 days median2020: 103 days median2021: 169 days median2022: 134 days median2023: 160 days median2024: 130 days median2025: 147 days median2026 (partial year): 206 days median
2007high 302 (2014) · low 24 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · EOQ

25in 2025

2011: 12012: 42016: 12019: 12020: 12021: 92022: 52023: 18, 4 Class I2024: 42025: 25, 24 Class I
2007high 25 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (28 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · EOQ

6,546in 2025

2007: 392008: 872009: 1142010: 1002011: 962012: 932013: 932014: 982015: 1322016: 2972017: 3372018: 2792019: 6542020: 5152021: 1,3582022: 2,5412023: 5,0642024: 6,0512025: 6,546
2007high 6,546 (2025) · low 39 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code EOQ, 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
20072—039
20082—087
20093240114
20100—0100
20110—196
20122—493
20134178093
20143302098
201562060132
201632621297
201741360337
201872120279
2019111471654
2020101031515
20211516991,358
20221113452,541
20231216018 (4)5,064
20241313046,051
20252014725 (24)6,546
202692060—
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510(k) Report. “K944650: Wang Bronchial Needle Brush.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K944650

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026