510(k) · Cleared
ClearedGlobal Medical Products Chiba, Franseen, Westcott Style, Menghini, Turner, Greene Needles
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Global Medical Products, Ltd. · FCG Biopsy Needle
Cleared on Nov 16, 1995 after a 233-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.
- Decided
- Nov 16, 1995
- Review
- 233 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FCG
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.
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 FCG devicesFCG Biopsy Needle: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FCG
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FCG
82in 2023
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FCG
5in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FCG
632in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FCG, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 19 | 115 |
| 2009 | 4 | 87 | 5 | 270 |
| 2010 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 73 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 2 | 71 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 107 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 130 |
| 2014 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 154 |
| 2015 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 124 |
| 2016 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 191 |
| 2017 | 3 | 166 | 0 | 273 |
| 2018 | 6 | 140 | 0 | 282 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 229 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 240 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 5 | 290 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 302 |
| 2023 | 4 | 82 | 0 | 428 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 446 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 632 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K951421 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K951421: Global Medical Products Chiba, Franseen, Westcott Style, Menghini, Turner, Greene Needles.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K951421
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