# K963426: Karl Storz Contact Micro-Laryngoscopes

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 7, 1996 after 69 days
- Product code: EOB (Nasopharyngoscope (Flexible Or Rigid))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4760
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
22 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K031141: Asap Cystoscope; Asap Laparoscope; Asap Larygoscope; Asap Oesophagoscope (2003), 21 descendants of its own
- K060899: Flexilux II Cystoscope and Hysteroscope (2007), 19 descendants of its own
- K150158: Schoelly Cystoscopes/Hysteroscopes and Accessories (2015), 18 descendants of its own
- K161110: ClearPetra Suction-Evacuation Sheath (2016), 7 descendants of its own
- K170660: Endosee Hysteroscope with Disposable Diagnostic (Dx) Cannula (2017), 5 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The KSEA Contact Micro-Laryngoscopes are intended to visualize the larynx during ENT diagnostic and surgical procedures, utilizing both panoramic vision and tissue contact vision at high magnification.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K963426
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology