Cystoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid: medical device reports filed with FDA

11,197 reports carry this product code, 1993–2026; 6 brands with a page.

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11,197
reports with this product code: 0% of all MAUDE reports; 6,314
reports, 12 months to August 2026: 1,199 in the 12 months before; 92.6%
classified as malfunction: 62.3% across all reports; 0%
classified as death, as reported: 0.9% across all reports

Product code FAJ is FDA's classification for "Cystoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid" (gastroenterology, Urology panel), a class 2 device. 11,197 medical device reports carry this product code, 0% of the MAUDE database, from November 1993 to August 2026.

6,314 reports arrived in the 12 months to August 2026, up 427% from 1,199 in the 12 months before. FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases. The event types recorded are malfunction (92.6%), injury (7%) and other (0.3%). 6 brand names with a page on this site carry this code; the brands table is ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Brands with this product code

Brand	Reports	Latest 12 months	Classified as death	Classified as malfunction
Cysto-Nephro Videoscope	5,273	3,906	0%	94.9%
Oes Cystonephrofiberscope	1,911	1,093	0%	93.3%
Visera Cysto-Nephro Videoscope	1,747	1,108	0%	89.8%
Halogen Light Source	208	55	0%	100%
Stryker	1	5	1.3%	46.3%
Uretero-Reno Fiberscope	1	1,053	0%	95.7%

Ordered by report count for navigation only. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data."

Manufacturers named

Manufacturer (as written on reports)	Reports	Share
Shirakawa Olympus	8,321	74.3%
Hoya Pentax Tokyo Office	497	4.4%
Aizu Olympus	240	2.1%
Olympus Medical Systems	211	1.9%
Karl Storz Se & Kg	208	1.9%
Olympus Winter & Ibe	92	0.8%
Olympus Medical System	48	0.4%
Richard Wolf	8	0.1%
Olympus Medical Systems Hinode Plant	6	0.1%
Gyrus Acmi	3	0%

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases MAUDE data monthly; reports can arrive months after an event, so the newest months grow in later releases.

Event type and report source

Event type

Death0%3

Injury7%782

Malfunction92.6%10,366

Other0.3%37

Not given0.1%9

Who filed

Manufacturer report97.9%10,959

Voluntary report0.6%72

User facility report0%0

Distributor report1%117

Not given0.4%49

Grey bar: all 26,136,888 MAUDE reports.

Device problems coded

Device problem (FDA code)	Reports	Share
Detachment of device or device componentpart of the device came off	3,167	28.3%
Failure to clean adequately	985	8.8%
Corrodedthe device corroded	814	7.3%
Device reprocessing problem	803	7.2%
Loss of or failure to bond	787	7%
Breakthe device broke	710	6.3%
Microbial contamination of device	569	5.1%
No display/image	410	3.7%
Material separation	350	3.1%
Peeled/delaminated	298	2.7%
Material deformation	260	2.3%
Degraded	249	2.2%
Material split, cut or torn	244	2.2%
Poor quality image	225	2%
Crackthe device cracked	209	1.9%
Fluid/blood leak	209	1.9%
Contamination	155	1.4%
Erratic or intermittent display	134	1.2%
Loose or intermittent connection	131	1.2%
Material fragmentation	126	1.1%

Questions about cystoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid reports

What is product code FAJ?

FDA's classification code for "Cystoscope and accessories, flexible/rigid", class 2, reviewed by the gastroenterology, Urology panel. Every device report carries the product code of the device involved.

How many reports carry this code?

11,197 reports through August 2026, 6,314 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which brands appear most often?

Cysto-Nephro Videoscope (5,273), Oes Cystonephrofiberscope (1,911), Visera Cysto-Nephro Videoscope (1,747), Halogen Light Source (208) and Stryker (1). Widely used products collect more reports because more people use them.

Can the brands table be used to rank the devices?

No. FDA states that "MDR data alone cannot be used to establish rates of events, evaluate a change in event rates over time or compare event rates between devices. The number of reports cannot be interpreted or used in isolation to reach conclusions about the existence, severity, or frequency of problems associated with devices." It adds that the reporting system "has limitations, including the potential submission of incomplete, inaccurate, untimely, unverified, or biased data." Brands differ in how many are in use, how long they have been sold and how reports are collected.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Device Adverse Event (MAUDE) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 31 Aug 2026. Brand, generic and manufacturer names are as written on the reports; product code names come from FDA's device classification. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.