510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Light Source, Photographic, Fiberoptic

FCRClass II21 CFR 876.1500510(k) exempt3 decisions since 19820 recalls

FDA lists FCR as exempt from 510(k): a device of this type needs no clearance unless one of the limits in 21 CFR 876.9 applies, such as a new intended use or a different fundamental technology. 3 FDA decisions since 1982. No recall names this code.

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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of FCR 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 · FCR

FDA has decided no FCR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FCR

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

Recalls per year · FCR

No recall names FCR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FCR

1in 2019

2013: 12019: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FCR, 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
20110—00
20120—00
20130—01
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—01
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — FCR by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Related product codes

Other codes under 21 CFR 876.1500.