EOQClass II

Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)

21 CFR 874.4680 / Ear, Nose, Throat

EOQ is the FDA product code for Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid), a class II device type, regulated under 21 CFR 874.4680. FDA's definition for this code reads: "A bronchoscope (flexible or rigid) and accessories is a tubular endoscopic device with any of a group of accessory devices which attach to the bronchoscope and is intended to examine or treat the larynx and tracheobronchial tree. If the device is reprocessed, reprocessing validation data for this device type must be...". As of 2026-09-10, FDA records hold 241 510(k) clearances under this code, the most recent dated 2026-07-25, and 160 recalls.

Classification record

Product code: EOQ
Device name: Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid)
FDA definition: A bronchoscope (flexible or rigid) and accessories is a tubular endoscopic device with any of a group of accessory devices which attach to the bronchoscope and is intended to examine or treat the larynx and tracheobronchial tree. If the device is reprocessed, reprocessing validation data for this device type must be included in a 510(k) submission. If the device is reusable, validated reprocessing instructions and reprocessing validation data for this device type must be included in a 510(k) submission (82 FR 26807, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-06-09/pdf/2017-12007.pdf).
Regulation: 21 CFR 874.4680
Device class: Class II
Review panel: Ear, Nose, Throat
Submission type: 510(k)
Implant: No
Life sustaining or supporting: No
GMP exempt: No
Third party review eligible: No
Ingested clearances: 244
Ingested recalls: 160

Clearances, product code EOQ

By decision year

244 clearances under product code EOQ with a decision year between 1976 and 2026, 2025 the highest year at 20.

Show the numbers

510(k) clearances under FDA product code EOQ by decision year
Year	Clearances
1976	1
1977	1
1979	2
1981	3
1982	4
1983	4
1984	1
1985	1
1986	2
1987	2
1989	2
1990	3
1991	5
1992	5
1993	4
1994	10
1995	13
1996	15
1997	1
1998	7
1999	2
2000	1
2001	4
2002	3
2003	5
2004	2
2005	2
2006	2
2007	2
2008	2
2009	3
2012	2
2013	4
2014	3
2015	6
2016	3
2017	4
2018	7
2019	11
2020	10
2021	15
2022	11
2023	12
2024	13
2025	20
2026	9

Applicants with the most clearances

Product code EOQ

Applicants holding the most 510(k) clearances under product code EOQ
Applicant	Clearances
Olympus Medical Systems Corp.	19
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.	13
PENTAX of America, Inc.	12
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	11
Mill-Rose Laboratory	11
OLYMPUS Corporation of the Americas	10
Ambu A/S	9
Boston Scientific Corporation	9
Pentax Precision Instrument Corp.	9
FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation	7

Companies listing this code with FDA

Companies whose registered establishments list this code

12 of 157 companies shown, in name order