510(k) Report

FDA product code · General hospital

Accessories, Cleaning, For Endoscope

FEBClass II21 CFR 876.1500510(k) required58 decisions since 198129 recalls

58 FDA decisions since 1981. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 62 days (half between 34 and 125). 29 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K914145, named by 5 later devices.

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, general hospital panel

Twenty years of FEB 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 · FEB

2in 2024

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 12014: 12016: 22017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 22022: 12023: 12024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FEB

111in 2011

2011: 111 days median
2007high 111 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · FEB

15so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2008: 32010: 12016: 22020: 12021: 12023: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 15
2007high 15 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FEB

356in 2025

2007: 392008: 1522009: 202010: 502011: 322012: 162013: 272014: 482015: 922016: 1032017: 692018: 882019: 622020: 4262021: 5752022: 6072023: 9982024: 8842025: 356
2007high 998 (2023) · low 16 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FEB, 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—039
20081—3152
20091—020
20102—150
20113111032
20121—016
20131—027
20141—048
20150—092
20162—2103
20172—069
20181—088
20192—062
20202—1426
20210—1575
20221—0607
20231—1998
20242—1884
20250—3356
20261—15—
FIG. 1 — FEB by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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