# K962533: Olypus FG Series Grasping Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Olympus America, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 9, 1996 after 42 days
- Product code: EOQ (Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4680
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K955066 (1996). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K955066: Olympus FG Series Grasping Forceps, Olympus America, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Olympus pre-Amendment grasping forceps: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K202987: Rescue Pulmonary Grasping Forceps (2021), 0 descendants of its own
- K200342: Single Use Grasping Forceps FG-214P, Single Use Grasping Forceps FG-220P, Single Use Grasping Forceps FG-226C, Single Use Grasping Forceps FG-232L, Single Use Grasping Forceps FG-804L (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Olympus FG series of grasping forceps are intended to be used to grasp tissue and/or retrieve foreign body and excised tissue endoscopically.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962533
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology