# K013872: Rusch Memory Bag

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Rusch Intl.
- Decided: Feb 12, 2002 after 83 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K910914 (1991). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990912: MTP Extraction Bag, Mtp Medical Technical Promotion GmbH (1999) Summary page 1.
- K910914: Surgical Tissue Pouch, Cook Urological, Inc. (1991) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K160801: Well Lead Extraction Bag (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Riisch Memory Bag 1is intended to be used for tissue extraction during laparoscopic procedures includind cholecystectomy, appendectomy, nephrectomy, laparoscopid colon surgery, thoracoscopy, lymphadenectomy, tubal pregnancy, intestinal resection, oophorocystectomy, hysterectomy and myomectomy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K013872
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology