# K014250: 7MM Extended Length Endoscope,Dissection Tips, Models VH-1111, VH-1114

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Guidant Corp.
- Decided: Jan 10, 2002 after 15 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 K964171 (1997). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K960637: 5MM Endoscope, Origin Medsystems, Inc. (1996) Summary page 2.
- K981700: Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting System, Origin Medsystems, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K191930: 7 mm Extended Length Endoscope (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The 7 mm Extended Length Endoscope is indicated for visualization of a surgical cavity and dissection in endoscopic procedures and other minimally invasive surgical procedures allowing access for vessel harvesting, and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic vessel harvesting for arterial bypass. It is indicated for patients requiring endoscopic tissue separation/vessel harvesting of the extraperitoneal or subcutaneous extremity and thoracic space. Extremity procedures include tissue dissection along the saphenous vein and the femoral vessels. Thoracoscopic procedures include exposure and dissection of structures external to the parietal pleura, including nerves, blood vessels and other tissues of the chest wall.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K014250
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology