# K012700: Vanguard Reprocessed Endoscopic Instruments

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 7, 2001 after 85 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Respective Ethicon Endo-Surgery ENDOPATH® endoscopic instruments: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Respective AutoSuture® endoscopic instruments: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K110189: Reprocessed Electrosurgical Instrument (2011), 0 descendants of its own
- K031869: Siss Inc. (D.B.a. Medisiss) Reprocessed Electrosurgical Instruments and Accessories (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Dissector instruments are used during minimally invasive surgery in conjunction with an appropriately sized trocar and a compatible electrosurgical unit for grasping, mobilization, dissection and/or cauterization of tissue. Scissor instruments are used during minimally invasive surgery in conjunction with an appropriately sized trocar and a compatible electrosurgical unit for mobilization, transaction and/or cauterization of tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K012700
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology