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Articulator

Model 00711810 · US Endoscopy · DI 00724995180874

FBKEndoscopic Injection Needle, Gastroenterology-Urology · Class II · 21 CFR 876.1500

FCGBiopsy Needle · Class II · 21 CFR 876.1075

UDILibrary device dossier · generated 2026-09-07 · sources: FDA GUDID, openFDA (recalls, MAUDE, 510(k)/PMA), FDA Data Dashboard (inspections, compliance actions), 510(k) summary documents.

Recall history (1)

InitiatedRecall #ClassStatusReasonLink basis
2016-05-18Z-0289-2017Class IITerminatedUS Endoscopy is conducting a voluntary product recall of one lot of the Vari-Safe Injection Needle as it was identified that the lot was incorrectly distributed. The lot was assembled with internal catheter components which differ from the original Vari-Safe needle internal catheter components. All components are dimensionally similar to the original Vari-Safe needle internal catheter components and the components have history of use on other US Endoscopy needle products.k number procode

Adverse-event reports — MAUDE (3)

Caveat (required reading): MAUDE report counts cannot be used to compute incidence rates or compare device safety. Reporting is incomplete, duplicated, and spikes with publicity; there is no denominator of devices in use. The peer line is a reporting baseline (average device in the same product code), not a risk measure.

Malfunction: 3

24692019-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.43/device2019-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 5.57/device2019-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.31/device2019-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.13/device2019-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.6/device2019-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.19/device2019-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.94/device2019-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 4.13/device2019-09: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3/device2019-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.79/device2019-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.73/device2019-12: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.76/device2020-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.69/device2020-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.75/device2020-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.7/device2020-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.75/device2020-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.44/device2020-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.39/device2020-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.06/device2020-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.48/device2020-09: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.25/device2020-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.06/device2020-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.53/device2020-12: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.79/device2021-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.15/device2021-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.22/device2021-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.89/device2021-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.47/device2021-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.75/device2021-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.65/device2021-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.05/device2021-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.6/device2021-09: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.04/device2021-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.78/device2021-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2/device2021-12: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.58/device2022-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.38/device2022-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.82/device2022-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.88/device2022-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.11/device2022-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.36/device2022-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.92/device2022-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.96/device2022-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.1/device2022-09: 2 reports for this device; peer average 2.21/device2022-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.57/device2022-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.14/device2022-12: 1 reports for this device; peer average 3.13/device2023-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.1/device2023-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.17/device2023-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3/device2023-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.35/device2023-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.76/device2023-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.36/device2023-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.88/device2023-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.79/device2023-09: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.68/device2023-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.94/device2023-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.17/device2023-12: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.35/device2024-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.35/device2024-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.86/device2024-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.75/device2024-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.09/device2024-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.09/device2024-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.91/device2024-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.32/device2024-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.94/device2024-09: 0 reports for this device; peer average 1.89/device2024-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.06/device2024-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.13/device2024-12: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.76/device2025-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 5.21/device2025-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.16/device2025-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.83/device2025-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.91/device2025-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.41/device2025-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 4.94/device2025-07: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.17/device2025-08: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.29/device2025-09: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.79/device2025-10: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.14/device2025-11: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.13/device2025-12: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.77/device2026-01: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.56/device2026-02: 0 reports for this device; peer average 8.61/device2026-03: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.67/device2026-04: 0 reports for this device; peer average 3.26/device2026-05: 0 reports for this device; peer average 4.78/device2026-06: 0 reports for this device; peer average 2.43/device010203040506070809101112010203040506070809101112010203040506070809101112010203040506070809101112010203040506070809101112010203040506070809101112010203040506070809101112010203040506
Monthly adverse-event reports for this device versus the product-code average.
MonthThis device (reports)Product-code average (reports per device)
2019-0102.43
2019-0205.57
2019-0303.31
2019-0403.13
2019-0502.6
2019-0603.19
2019-0703.94
2019-0804.13
2019-0903
2019-1002.79
2019-1102.73
2019-1202.76
2020-0102.69
2020-0201.75
2020-0301.7
2020-0401.75
2020-0501.44
2020-0601.39
2020-0702.06
2020-0801.48
2020-0901.25
2020-1003.06
2020-1101.53
2020-1201.79
2021-0102.15
2021-0202.22
2021-0302.89
2021-0402.47
2021-0501.75
2021-0602.65
2021-0702.05
2021-0801.6
2021-0903.04
2021-1001.78
2021-1102
2021-1202.58
2022-0102.38
2022-0202.82
2022-0301.88
2022-0402.11
2022-0502.36
2022-0602.92
2022-0701.96
2022-0802.1
2022-0922.21
2022-1002.57
2022-1102.14
2022-1213.13
2023-0102.1
2023-0202.17
2023-0303
2023-0402.35
2023-0502.76
2023-0602.36
2023-0701.88
2023-0801.79
2023-0902.68
2023-1001.94
2023-1102.17
2023-1202.35
2024-0101.35
2024-0201.86
2024-0301.75
2024-0402.09
2024-0503.09
2024-0601.91
2024-0702.32
2024-0803.94
2024-0901.89
2024-1002.06
2024-1102.13
2024-1202.76
2025-0105.21
2025-0203.16
2025-0302.83
2025-0403.91
2025-0502.41
2025-0604.94
2025-0702.17
2025-0803.29
2025-0903.79
2025-1003.14
2025-1103.13
2025-1203.77
2026-0102.56
2026-0208.61
2026-0303.67
2026-0403.26
2026-0504.78
2026-0602.43
This device (reports/month)Average device in FBK, FCG (reports/device/month)

Regulatory clearances

  • K232826 SESE 2024-03-08 (k number procode)

Predicate lineage

K232826 — cites (transitively): K212668 (d1), K212688 (d1), K190032 (d2), K012898 (d2), K061031 (d2), K072091 (d2), K092895 (d2), K171454 (d3), K012864 (d4), K902736 (d4), K941305 (d4)

Lineage extracted from public 510(k) summary text (heuristic).

Manufacturer compliance record — US Endoscopy

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