510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Unit, Electrosurgical, Endoscopic (With Or Without Accessories)

KNSClass II21 CFR 876.4300510(k) required189 decisions since 197679 recalls

189 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 142 days (half between 38 and 239). 79 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K013153, named by 9 later devices.

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 KNS 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 · KNS

11in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 32010: 42011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 52019: 72020: 42021: 42022: 32023: 92024: 32025: 112026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2025) · low 1 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KNS

171in 2025

2008: 61 days median2009: 212 days median2010: 168 days median2015: 252 days median2016: 30 days median2017: 48 days median2018: 62 days median2019: 66 days median2020: 212 days median2021: 139 days median2022: 182 days median2023: 83 days median2024: 198 days median2025: 171 days median
2007high 252 (2015) · low 30 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · KNS

14in 2024

2007: 32008: 52009: 22011: 22016: 62017: 12021: 412024: 142026 (partial year): 4
2007high 41 (2021) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KNS

1,504in 2025

2007: 1642008: 5872009: 1,0272010: 9082011: 8602012: 8482013: 4492014: 4052015: 4062016: 4572017: 4462018: 5632019: 6682020: 9062021: 8142022: 9132023: 9762024: 1,5332025: 1,504
2007high 1,533 (2024) · low 164 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KNS, 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
20071—3164
20083615587
2009321221,027
201041680908
20111—2860
20122—0848
20132—0449
20141—0405
201532520406
20163306457
20173481446
20185620563
20197660668
202042120906
2021413941814
202231820913
20239830976
20243198141,533
20251117101,504
20262—4—
FIG. 1 — KNS by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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