ENDOFLATOR+; Smart Smoke Evacuation— 510(k) K260209

Substantially Equivalent

Karl Storz SE & CO. KG

FDA 510(k) clearance K260209 for ENDOFLATOR+; Smart Smoke Evacuation, Substantially Equivalent on 2026-08-19. Applicant: Karl Storz SE & CO. KG. Device class: 2.

Summary

Karl Storz's submission lists ENDOFLATOR+ and Smart Smoke Evacuation, filed under product code HIF, laparoscopic insufflators. The record doesn't describe either beyond the name.

Class II, 21 CFR 884.1730. Obstetrics/Gynecology is both the classification panel and the review panel. It came in as a Traditional 510(k).

Karl Storz filed from Tuttlingen, Germany. The decision came 208 calendar days after receipt (January 23 to August 19, 2026), and it was substantially equivalent.

Clearance details

Applicant
Karl Storz SE & CO. KG
Product code
Product code HIF
Device class
Class 2
Regulation
21 CFR 884.1730
Advisory panel
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Date received
Decision date
Decision
Substantially Equivalent
Clearance type
Traditional
Location
Tuttlingen, DE
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Adverse events under product code HIF

product code HIF
Death
19
Injury
578
Malfunction
5,639
Total
6,236

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