510(k) · Cleared
ClearedEndopouch Pro Specimen Retrieval Bag
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
ETHICON, Inc. · MDM Instrument, Manual, Surgical, General Use
Cleared on Jul 9, 1998 after a 66-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Jul 9, 1998
- Review
- 66 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- MDM
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | ENDOPOUCH II Specimen Retrieval Bag Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Auto Suture ENDO CATCH Specimen Retrieval Bag 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 MDM devicesMDM Instrument, Manual, Surgical, General Use: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MDM
1in 2008
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MDM
Too few MDM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · MDM
1in 2024
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MDM
318in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MDM, 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 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 50 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 1 | 131 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 17 | 49 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 1 | 52 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 53 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 74 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 1 | 66 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 161 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 317 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 2 | 187 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 400 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 281 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 245 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | 227 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | 182 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 209 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | 507 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 318 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | — |
What is it indicated for?
ENDOPOUCH PRO Specimen Retrieval Bag is a disposable device used as a receptacle for the collection and extraction of tissue specimens such as appendix, gall bladder, ovaries, fibroid tumors, other tissues and calculi during laparoscopic surgical 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/K981579 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K981579: Endopouch Pro Specimen Retrieval Bag.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981579
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026