510(k) · Cleared
ClearedKarl Storz Frimberger Varioguide
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. · FDT Duodenoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid
Cleared on Dec 13, 1996 after a 186-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
- Decided
- Dec 13, 1996
- Review
- 186 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FDT
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), 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?
The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
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 FDT devicesFDT Duodenoscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FDT
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FDT
72in 2020
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FDT
7so far in 2026, the most since 2007
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FDT
3,946in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FDT, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 36 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 1 | 246 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 1 | 247 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 791 |
| 2018 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 481 |
| 2019 | 5 | 88 | 0 | 1,347 |
| 2020 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 822 |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 1 | 1,270 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 2,619 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | 3,050 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 0 | 3,019 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 1 | 3,946 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 7 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Karl Storz Frimberger Varioguide is a manually operated surgical designed for placing of bilioduodenal drains (endoprostheses) during endoscopic procedures.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K962212 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K962212: Karl Storz Frimberger Varioguide.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962212
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026