510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSmith & Nephew Images Cystourethroscopes and Accessories, Smith & Nephew SEMI0RIGID and Flexible Manual Surgical Instrum
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Smith & Nephew, Inc. · FBO Cystourethroscope
Cleared on Dec 11, 1997 after a 122-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Dec 11, 1997
- Review
- 122 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FBO
- 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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Top candidate predicates for a new FBO device
- #1 K244001 KARL STORZ Cysto-Urethro-Fiberscope…score 9.3 · 1 generation · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Karl Storz Endoscopy Cystourethroscopes and accessories 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 FBO devicesFBO Cystourethroscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FBO
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FBO
Too few FBO 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FBO
1in 2023
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FBO
26in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FBO, 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 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 5 | 33 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | 29 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Smith & Nephew Images Cystourethroscopes are indicated for use in the examination of the bladder, urethra and distal ureter, and, using additional accessories, to perform various diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
Smith & Nephew Semi-rigid and Flexible Manual Instruments are indicated for use in the endoscopic examination of the bladder, urethra and distal ureters and to perform various diagnostic and therapeutic 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/K972979 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K972979: Smith & Nephew Images Cystourethroscopes and Accessories, Smith & Nephew SEMI0RIGID and Flexible Manual Surgical Instrum.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972979
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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