# K013952: Intuitive Surgical Stero View Endoscopic System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 28, 2002 after 90 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: 2 generations back to K943307 (1995). 4 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990188: Intuitive Surgical Stereo View Endoscopic System, Model SVS-1, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K001666: Modification to Intuitive Surgical Stereo View Endoscopic System, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Intuitive Surgical® Stereo View Endoscopic System is intended for endoscopic viewing of internal surgery sites during minimally invasive surgery in the peritoneal cavity, thoracic cavity, and peritoneum. It is designed for use with the Intuitive Surgical® Endoscopic Instrument Control system during laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K013952
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology