510(k) Report

FDA product code · Ear, nose and throat

Forceps, Biopsy, Bronchoscope (Non-Rigid)

BWHClass II21 CFR 874.4680510(k) required6 decisions since 19840 recalls

6 FDA decisions since 1984. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 14 days (half between 14 and 14). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K121186, named by 1 later device.

If the device is reusable, validated reprocessing instructions and reprocessing validation data for this device type must be included in a 510(k) submission (82 FR 26807, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-06-09/pdf/2017-12007.pdf).

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026 Download the data (CSV)

FIG. A — Illustration, ear, nose and throat panel

Twenty years of BWH at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · BWH

1in 2025

2011: 12012: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · BWH

Too few BWH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · BWH

No recall names BWH since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · BWH

2in 2025

2012: 22013: 12014: 42015: 32016: 42017: 12019: 32024: 32025: 2
2007high 4 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code BWH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20111—00
20121—02
20130—01
20140—04
20150—03
20160—04
20170—01
20180—00
20190—03
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—03
20251—02
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — BWH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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