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Dyonics Disposable Endoscopic Surgery Blades

K954989510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 27, 199527-day reviewClass II21 CFR 874.4250

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

Smith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc. · ERL Drill, Surgical, Ent (Electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece

Cleared on Nov 27, 1995 after a 27-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 of the 590 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 589 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 27, 1995
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ERL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

589 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 1 of the 590 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 3 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2011: 8 descendants cleared2013: 10 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2008: 7 descendants cleared2001: 10 descendants cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2010: 7 descendants cleared2018: 25 descendants cleared2020: 29 descendants cleared2019: 36 descendants cleared2023: 67 descendants cleared2014: 10 descendants cleared2016: 16 descendants cleared2006: 6 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2012: 8 descendants cleared2009: 3 descendants cleared2015: 13 descendants cleared2017: 19 descendants cleared2025: 69 descendants cleared2021: 49 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12022: 51 descendants cleared2026: 63 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2024: 69 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK954989 Dyonics Disposable Endoscopic Surgery BladesSmith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 489 of its ownK964548 Apex Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 488 of its ownK971059 Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1997
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 478 of its ownK981637 Integrated Drive/Pump System for OtolaryngologyLinvatec Corp. · 1998
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 477 of its ownK990524 E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1999
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 447 of its ownK012453 Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (General Orthopedics & Plastic…Sodemsystems · 2001

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 31998: 31999: 12001: 102002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 12006: 62007: 32008: 72009: 32010: 72011: 82012: 82013: 102014: 102015: 132016: 162017: 192018: 252019: 362020: 292021: 492022: 512023: 672024: 692025: 692026: 63
1997high 69 (2024) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K964548Apex Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly489descendants
  • K971059Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1997 · 2 generations on488descendants
  • K981637Integrated Drive/Pump System for OtolaryngologyLinvatec Corp. · 1998 · 3 generations on478descendants
  • K990524E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1999 · 3 generations on477descendants
  • K012453Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (General Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery)Sodemsystems · 2001 · 4 generations on447descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K954989Dyonics Disposable Endoscopic Surgery BladesSmith & Nephew Dyonics, Inc.1995—
+1K964548Apex Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp.1997—
+2K971059Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp.1997—
+3K981637Integrated Drive/Pump System for OtolaryngologyLinvatec Corp.1998—
+3K990524E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp.1999—
+4K012453Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (General Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery)Sodemsystems2001—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199730
199830
199910
2001100
200210
200310
200410
200510
200660
200730
200870
200930
201070
201180
201280
2013100
2014100
2015130
2016160
2017190
2018250
2019360
2020290
2021491
2022510
2023670
2024690
2025690
2026630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K954989, 1995–2026Source: 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 has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (589)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K964548Apex Universal Drive SystemLinvatec Corp.1997489
K971253Various Arthroscopes, Endoscopic Blades, Manual InstrumentsSmith & Nephew, Inc.199760
K031787Smith & Nephew Iur Morcellation SystemSmith & Nephew, Inc.200337

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K211616ExcelsiusHubGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2021 · 11 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K964548 (Linvatec Corp., 1997) has gone furthest, with 489 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All ERL devices

ERL Drill, Surgical, Ent (Electric Or Pneumatic) Including Handpiece: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ERL

1in 2025

2008: 62009: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 32016: 42017: 22018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 32024: 12025: 1
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ERL

191in 2022

2008: 181 days median2015: 86 days median2016: 180 days median2022: 191 days median
2007high 191 (2022) · low 86 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · ERL

1in 2021

2009: 12013: 32020: 52021: 1
2007high 5 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · ERL

1,469in 2025

2007: 1122008: 602009: 2492010: 4442011: 1,0682012: 1,3792013: 3,2312014: 1,9752015: 2,6302016: 1,4552017: 9992018: 1,3802019: 2,5152020: 2,3692021: 2,2832022: 1,5742023: 1,7252024: 1,5882025: 1,469
2007high 3,231 (2013) · low 60 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ERL, 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—0112
20086181060
20091—1249
20100—0444
20110—01,068
20122—01,379
20132—33,231
20141—01,975
201538602,630
2016418001,455
20172—0999
20181—01,380
20191—02,515
20201—52,369
20211—12,283
2022319101,574
20230—01,725
20241—01,588
20251—01,469
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K954989: Dyonics Disposable Endoscopic Surgery Blades.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K954989

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026