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Portable Endoscopy System

K950712510(k) TraditionalCleared May 14, 1996455-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

Laser-Optik-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG · GCM Endoscope, Rigid

Cleared on May 14, 1996 after a 455-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

Decided
May 14, 1996
Review
455 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GCM
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K950712Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All GCM devices

GCM Endoscope, Rigid: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GCM

1in 2021

2009: 12021: 1
2007high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCM

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

Recalls per year · GCM

No recall names GCM since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · GCM

607in 2025

2009: 22014: 12015: 12016: 62017: 32018: 12019: 52020: 12021: 52022: 42023: 22024: 4492025: 607
2007high 607 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCM, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20091—02
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—01
20150—01
20160—06
20170—03
20180—01
20190—05
20200—01
20211—05
20220—04
20230—02
20240—0449
20250—0607
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K950712: Portable Endoscopy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K950712

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026