510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVisual Endoscopic Non-Alcohol Ultracell Sponge (Venus)
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc. · FEB Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope
Cleared on Nov 24, 1997 after a 66-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
- Decided
- Nov 24, 1997
- Review
- 66 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FEB
- 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 FEB devicesFEB Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FEB
2in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FEB
111in 2011
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FEB
15so far in 2026, the most since 2007
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FEB
356in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FEB, 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 | 2 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 3 | 152 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 1 | 50 |
| 2011 | 3 | 111 | 0 | 32 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 48 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 92 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 2 | 103 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 69 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 88 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 62 |
| 2020 | 2 | — | 1 | 426 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | 575 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 607 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 1 | 998 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 1 | 884 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | 356 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 15 | — |
What is it indicated for?
This product is designed to provide a direct method to remove
fog from the endoscope and laparoscope.
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/K973558 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K973558: Visual Endoscopic Non-Alcohol Ultracell Sponge (Venus).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973558
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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