510(k) · Cleared
ClearedMemotherm Colorectal Stent
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
C.R. Bard, Inc. · MQR Stent, Colonic, Metallic, Expandable
Cleared on Mar 16, 2000 after a 393-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Mar 16, 2000
- Review
- 393 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MQR
- 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.
Planning a device in MQR? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new MQR device
- #1 K234046 WallFlex Colonic Stent System with Anchor Lock…score 8.8 · 7 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | WALLSTENT® Enteral Endoprosthesis 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 MQR devicesMQR Stent, Colonic, Metallic, Expandable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MQR
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MQR
Too few MQR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · MQR
1in 2010
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MQR
29in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MQR, 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 | 30 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 144 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 153 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 1 | 71 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 104 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 100 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 70 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 72 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 56 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 49 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 44 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 42 |
| 2020 | 2 | — | 0 | 46 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 56 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 35 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 38 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 70 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 29 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Memotherm® colorectal stent is indicated for the palliative treatment of colonic strictures and obstruction caused by malignant neoplasms in the rectum, sigmoid colon and descending colon.
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/K990504 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K990504: Memotherm Colorectal Stent.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K990504
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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