510(k) · Cleared
ClearedEndosoft Soft Tip Needle (20 GA. and 19 GA.)
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
American Medical Devices, Inc. · HMX Cannula, Ophthalmic
Cleared on May 20, 1997 after a 71-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- May 20, 1997
- Review
- 71 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- HMX
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a 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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (2)
Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Visitec Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Grieshaber Named without a submission 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 HMX devicesHMX Cannula, Ophthalmic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · HMX
FDA has decided no HMX device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · HMX
Too few HMX 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · HMX
1in 2025
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · HMX
101in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code HMX, 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 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 6 | 14 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 1 (1) | 14 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 36 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 2 | 38 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 6 | 27 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 46 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 93 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 100 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | 101 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
For irrigation/aspiration during eye surgery
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/K970873 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K970873: Endosoft Soft Tip Needle (20 GA. and 19 GA.).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970873
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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