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Aneurysm Clips

K013136510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 26, 200168-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5200

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Gistlstrasse · HCH Clip, Aneurysm

Cleared on Nov 26, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K983758 (Aesculap, Inc., 1998) and 2 other predicates after a 68-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1977.

Decided
Nov 26, 2001
Review
68 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HCH
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K772200 (1977). 9 ancestors in all, the oldest K760771 (1976). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1976: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1992: 2 other ancestors1988: 1 other ancestor1979: 1 other ancestorK772200 · Yasargil Aneurysm Clips · Aesculap Instruments Corp. · 1977K955064 · Spetzler TI 100 Aneurysm Clip · Elekta Instruments, Inc. · 1996K983758 · Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm Clips · Aesculap, Inc. · 1998197519801985199019952000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 5 other ancestors K983758 · Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm Clips · Aesculap, Inc. · 1998K955064 · Spetzler TI 100 Aneurysm Clip · Elekta Instruments, Inc. · 1996K772200 · Yasargil Aneurysm Clips · Aesculap Instruments Corp. · 19770
  1. Root · 3 generations backK772200 Yasargil Aneurysm ClipsAesculap Instruments Corp. · 1977
  2. 2 generations backK955064 Spetzler TI 100 Aneurysm ClipElekta Instruments, Inc. · 1996
  3. 1 generation backK983758 Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm ClipsAesculap, Inc. · 1998
  4. This deviceK013136 Aneurysm ClipsGistlstrasse · 2001
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K772200Yasargil Aneurysm ClipsAesculap Instruments Corp.1977—
−2K955064Spetzler TI 100 Aneurysm ClipElekta Instruments, Inc.1996—
−1K983758Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm ClipsAesculap, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K013136Aneurysm ClipsGistlstrasse2001—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
197610
197910
198810
199220
199510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013136, 1977–2001Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (4)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K983758Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm Clips
Summary page 1
…5 8010947 Mr. von Zeppelin, President Perneczky Titanium Aneurysm Clips see “Appendix 3" “Aneurysm Clips” Class Il Aneurysm Clip Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm Clips (#K983758) by Aesculap Spetzler Ti 100 Aneurysm Clips (#K955064) by Elekta Sugita Aneurysm clips (#K782040) by Down Surgical, by Mizuho M…
Aesculap, Inc.1998—
*K955064Spetzler TI 100 Aneurysm Clip
Summary page 1
…nium Aneurysm Clips see “Appendix 3" “Aneurysm Clips” Class Il Aneurysm Clip Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm Clips (#K983758) by Aesculap Spetzler Ti 100 Aneurysm Clips (#K955064) by Elekta Sugita Aneurysm clips (#K782040) by Down Surgical, by Mizuho Medical Codman occlusion clips (#K760771) such as Sundt…
Elekta Instruments, Inc.1996—
Kept off the family treeK782040Sugita Aneurysm clips
Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree
Summary page 1
…ysm Clips” Class Il Aneurysm Clip Yasargil Titanium Aneurysm Clips (#K983758) by Aesculap Spetzler Ti 100 Aneurysm Clips (#K955064) by Elekta Sugita Aneurysm clips (#K782040) by Down Surgical, by Mizuho Medical Codman occlusion clips (#K760771) such as Sundt-Kees Slim-Line Aneurysm Clips and McFadden…
*K760771Sola Schultze-Crock Opthalmoscope
Summary page 1
…K983758) by Aesculap Spetzler Ti 100 Aneurysm Clips (#K955064) by Elekta Sugita Aneurysm clips (#K782040) by Down Surgical, by Mizuho Medical Codman occlusion clips (#K760771) such as Sundt-Kees Slim-Line Aneurysm Clips and McFadden Vari-Angle Aneurysm clips. These titanium alloy aneurysm clips will be…
Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.1976—

Also cleared against K983758: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.9 years on median.
  • None of the 9 ancestors has a recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K983758.

How does its category compare?

All HCH devices

HCH Clip, Aneurysm: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HCH

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 12009: 22014: 12019: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HCH

Too few HCH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HCH

2in 2013

2013: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HCH

2in 2025

2010: 42012: 42013: 32014: 132015: 92016: 52017: 12018: 192019: 92020: 92021: 132022: 12023: 102024: 92025: 2
2007high 19 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HCH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20081—00
20092—00
20100—04
20110—00
20120—04
20130—23
20141—013
20150—09
20160—05
20170—01
20180—019
20191—09
20200—09
20210—013
20221—01
20230—010
20240—09
20250—02
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Pemeczky Titanium Aneurysm Clips are devices used to occlude an intracranial aneurysm (a balloon like sac formed on a blood vessel) to prevent it from bleeding or bursting. These titanium alloy aneurysm clips will be available as temporary or permanent devices.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K013136: Aneurysm Clips.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013136

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026