Endoscope Introducer Kit

What Is It?

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.

How Is NWU Classified?

Endoscope Introducer Kit is FDA product code NWU, Class 2, 21 CFR 876.1500.

What Does It Take to Sell It in the United States?

The FDA exercises enforcement discretion for this code and does not currently require a premarket submission for devices that meet the conditions it has set for it.

What Has Gone Wrong With It?

The FDA has recorded 24 recalls under this product code since 2022. None was by a company in China. 1 is Class I, the most serious grade.

The root causes the FDA records most often are Nonconforming Material/Component (5), Process control (5) and Process change control (3). A recall is a fact about one product and its maker, not a grade for every manufacturer of the type.