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VS-200 Video Sigmoidoscope

K954704510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 7, 1996147-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

Welch Allyn, Inc. · FDF Colonoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid

Cleared on Mar 7, 1996 after a 147-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Mar 7, 1996
Review
147 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FDF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK954704 VS-200 Video SigmoidoscopeWelch Allyn, Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK964131 EndoscopeAkos Biomedical, Inc. · 1997

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  • K964131EndoscopeAkos Biomedical, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K954704VS-200 Video SigmoidoscopeWelch Allyn, Inc.1996—
+1K964131EndoscopeAkos Biomedical, Inc.1997—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K954704, 1996–1997Source: 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? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K964131EndoscopeAkos Biomedical, Inc.19970

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, K964131 (Akos Biomedical, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 0 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.

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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. “K954704: VS-200 Video Sigmoidoscope.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K954704

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