510(k) Report

FDA product code · Gastroenterology and urology

Endoscope Introducer Kit

NWUClass II21 CFR 876.15003 decisions since 19819 recalls

3 FDA decisions since 1981. 9 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I.

This product code has been established in accordance with the May 20, 1997, Guidance entitled, Convenience Kits Interim Regulatory Guidance, found at www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/convkit.html. This kit, as described in the guidance above, is under enforcement discretion, and does not require a premarket notification (510(k)) to market.

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 NWU 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 · NWU

FDA has decided no NWU device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · NWU

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

Recalls per year · NWU

1in 2025

2023: 22024: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NWU

2in 2025

2018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 22022: 22023: 32024: 12025: 2
2007high 3 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NWU, 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—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—01
20190—01
20200—01
20210—02
20220—02
20230—23
20240—31
20250—12
20260—3—
FIG. 1 — NWU 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.