# K011257: Endopath Non-Bladed Obturator Trocar System (5 MM)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 13, 2001 after 80 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
22 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K112349: Versaport V2 Bladeless Optiical Trocar and/or Versaport Bladeless Optical Trocar (2011), 15 descendants of its own
- K130435: Versaport V2 Bladeless Optical Trocar (2013), 11 descendants of its own
- K151548: VersaOne Bladed Trocar, VersaOne Bladeless Trocar (2015), 7 descendants of its own
- K043253: Vanguard Reprocessed Dilating Tip and Blunt Trocars (2005), 3 descendants of its own
- K062497: Reprocessed Trocars (2007), 2 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K011257
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology