510(k) Report

FDA product code · Neurology

Endoscope, Neurological

GWGClass II21 CFR 882.1480510(k) required95 decisions since 199213 recalls

95 FDA decisions since 1992. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 197 days (half between 63 and 323). 13 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K211202, 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, neurology panel

Twenty years of GWG 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 · GWG

2in 2025

2008: 22013: 12014: 22016: 22017: 42018: 42019: 32020: 22021: 32023: 52024: 12025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 5 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GWG

269in 2023

2017: 126 days median2018: 128 days median2019: 156 days median2021: 106 days median2023: 269 days median2026 (partial year): 217 days median
2007high 269 (2023) · low 106 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · GWG

2in 2011

2009: 12011: 2
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GWG

33in 2025

2007: 32008: 52010: 12011: 42012: 72013: 32014: 192015: 372016: 252017: 122018: 162019: 102020: 192021: 212022: 122023: 92024: 92025: 33
2007high 37 (2015) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GWG, 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—03
20082—05
20090—10
20100—01
20110—24
20120—07
20131—03
20142—019
20150—037
20162—025
20174126012
20184128016
20193156010
20202—019
20213106021
20220—012
2023526909
20241—09
20252—033
202642170—
FIG. 1 — GWG by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

Planning a device in GWG? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.

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