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Otv-S5 Oes Video System

K955404510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 1, 199666-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

Olympus America, Inc. · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Feb 1, 1996 after a 66-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 4 of the 195 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 194 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 1, 1996
Review
66 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GCJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

194 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly. 4 of the 195 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 2 descendants cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2009: 5 descendants cleared2010: 9 descendants cleared2002: 4 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2015: 8 descendants cleared2019: 8 descendants cleared2005: 4 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2016: 14 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12003: 1 descendant cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2017: 7 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22020: 15 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12025: 16 descendants cleared2026: 11 descendants cleared2008: 5 descendants cleared2013: 11 descendants cleared2011: 6 descendants cleared2018: 11 descendants cleared2022: 10 descendants cleared2014: 11 descendants cleared2012: 4 descendants cleared2024: 7 descendants cleared2021: 9 descendants cleared2023: 7 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK955404 Otv-S5 Oes Video SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 176 of its ownK971416 Olympus Oes Otv-S5C Video SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 175 of its ownK981993 Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 157 of its ownK994231 Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp. · 2000
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 154 of its ownK052202 Axiom Artis - Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 80 of its ownK061054 Axiom Aristos FX PlusSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 21998: 12000: 12002: 42003: 12004: 22005: 42006: 32007: 22008: 52009: 52010: 92011: 62012: 42013: 112014: 112015: 82016: 142017: 72018: 112019: 82020: 152021: 92022: 102023: 72024: 72025: 162026: 11
1997high 16 (2025) · low 0 (1999)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K971416Olympus Oes Otv-S5C Video SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly176descendants
  • K981993Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co. · 1998 · 2 generations on175descendants
  • K994231Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp. · 2000 · 3 generations on157descendants
  • K052202Axiom Artis - Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2006 · 4 generations on154descendants
  • K061054Axiom Aristos FX PlusSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2006 · 5 generations on80descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K955404Otv-S5 Oes Video SystemOlympus America, Inc.1996—
+1K971416Olympus Oes Otv-S5C Video SystemOlympus America, Inc.1997—
+2K981993Olympus Integrated Endosurgery System EndoalphaThe Olympus Optical Co.1998—
+3K994231Siemens Integrated Operating System (Sios)Siemens Medical Corp.2000—
+4K052202Axiom Artis - Modular Angiographic SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.200629
+5K061054Axiom Aristos FX PlusSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.20063

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199720
199810
200010
200240
200310
200420
200540
200630
200720
200850
200950
201090
201160
201240
2013110
2014110
201580
2016141
201772
2018110
201980
2020151
202190
2022100
202370
202470
2025160
2026110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K955404, 1996–2026Source: 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.

4 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

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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? (194)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971416Olympus Oes Otv-S5C Video SystemOlympus America, Inc.1997176
K083155HD Camera Head Otv-S7PROH-HD-L08EOlympus Medical Systems Corporation200911
K971373Vista Single Chip Video CameraVista Medical Technologies, Inc.19973
K042069Invisio Irl Digital Rigid Laparoscope SystemAcmi Corporation20040

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 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.

  • K162859Allura Xper FD series and Allura Xper OR Table seriesPhilips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2016 · 10 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 112 Class I recalls
  • K163715Allura Xper R9Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2017 · 10 generations on · ◆ in the 2017 descendants bar of FIG. 17 Class I recalls
  • K172822Azurion series R1.2Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2017 · 11 generations on · ◆ in the 2017 descendants bar of FIG. 19 Class I recalls
  • K200917Azurion R2.1Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · 2020 · 12 generations on · ◆ in the 2020 descendants bar of FIG. 18 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K971416 (Olympus America, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 176 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GCJ devices

GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GCJ

21in 2025

2007: 182008: 192009: 212010: 242011: 152012: 172013: 152014: 192015: 262016: 272017: 202018: 212019: 152020: 282021: 182022: 202023: 312024: 292025: 212026 (partial year): 26
2007high 31 (2023) · low 15 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCJ

108in 2025

2007: 42 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 85 days median2010: 122 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 88 days median2013: 93 days median2014: 90 days median2015: 76 days median2016: 99 days median2017: 77 days median2018: 88 days median2019: 60 days median2020: 61 days median2021: 116 days median2022: 103 days median2023: 109 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 108 days median2026 (partial year): 122 days median
2007high 122 (2010) · low 42 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GCJ

5in 2025

2007: 122008: 162009: 62010: 302011: 92012: 12013: 7, 1 Class I2014: 22016: 52017: 12018: 12022: 12023: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 30 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GCJ

5,860in 2025

2007: 1,6392008: 1,3192009: 1,9952010: 2,6572011: 2,1332012: 1,5262013: 1,5652014: 1,7142015: 1,7102016: 2,0802017: 3,4682018: 2,5622019: 2,5782020: 2,6182021: 3,4312022: 3,9452023: 6,0022024: 6,0472025: 5,860
2007high 6,047 (2024) · low 1,319 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCJ, 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
20071842121,639
20081973161,319
2009218561,995
201024122302,657
20111511392,133
2012178811,526
201315937 (1)1,565
2014199021,714
2015267601,710
2016279952,080
2017207713,468
2018218812,562
2019156002,578
2020286102,618
20211811603,431
20222010313,945
20233110916,002
2024299006,047
20252110855,860
2026261221—
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510(k) Report. “K955404: Otv-S5 Oes Video System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955404

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