510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Gastroscope And Accessories, Flexible/Rigid

FDSClass II21 CFR 876.1500510(k) required79 decisions since 19836 recalls

79 FDA decisions since 1983. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 185 days (half between 83 and 234). 6 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K172916, named by 11 later devices.

To examine or perform procedures in the stomach. For reusable, flexible endoscopes in this product code, validated reprocessing instructions and reprocessing validation data 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, gastroenterology and urology panel

Twenty years of FDS 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 · FDS

8in 2025

2007: 22010: 12011: 12012: 32013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 62019: 52020: 22021: 52022: 22023: 32024: 52025: 82026 (partial year): 7
2007high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FDS

211in 2025

2012: 181 days median2018: 167 days median2019: 175 days median2021: 78 days median2023: 133 days median2024: 220 days median2025: 211 days median2026 (partial year): 164 days median
2007high 220 (2024) · low 78 (2021)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FDS

2in 2024

2013: 12016: 12020: 22024: 2
2007high 2 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FDS

18,905in 2025

2007: 272008: 112009: 212010: 452011: 362012: 352013: 82014: 232015: 292016: 1082017: 1782018: 3042019: 1,3762020: 6012021: 1,7552022: 6,2162023: 9,8742024: 9,2582025: 18,905
2007high 18,905 (2025) · low 8 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FDS, 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
20072—027
20080—011
20090—021
20101—045
20111—036
20123181035
20132—18
20142—023
20152—029
20161—1108
20171—0178
201861670304
2019517501,376
20202—2601
202157801,755
20222—06,216
2023313309,874
2024522029,258
20258211018,905
202671640—
FIG. 1 — FDS by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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