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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2003

Vasoview 5 Harvesting Cannula

K020143510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 20, 200235-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.1720Recalls 1

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

Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery · HET Laparoscope, Gynecologic (And Accessories)

Cleared on Feb 20, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K945975 (Everest Medical Corp., 1994) and 1 other predicate after a 35-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1994. 3 of the 20 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 17 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Feb 20, 2002
Review
35 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HET
Recalls
1
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K945975 (1994). 2 ancestors in all. 17 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly. 3 of the 20 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12005: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12009: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant clearedK945975 · Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) Forceps · Everest Medical Corp. · 19941990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 6 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall23 generations forward: 8 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations forward: 1 descendant K945975 · Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) Forceps · Everest Medical Corp. · 19940
  1. Root · 1 generation backK945975 Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) ForcepsEverest Medical Corp. · 1994
  2. This deviceK020143 Vasoview 5 Harvesting CannulaGuidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 16 of its ownK022718 Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 15 of its ownK041981 Guidant Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Model VH-2000; Guidant…Guidant Corporation · 2004 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 7 of its ownK052274 Guidant Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Model…Guidant Corporation · 2005 · Recalled (Class I)
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK101274 Vasoview Hemopro 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting SystemMaquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2010 · Recalled (Class I)
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK233879 Vasoview Hemopro 3 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (VH-6000)…Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2024

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12004: 12005: 12006: 12009: 22010: 22013: 12014: 22016: 22019: 12024: 12025: 2
2002high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2003)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K022718Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery · 2002 · cites it directly16descendants
  • K041981Guidant Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Model VH-2000; Guidant Vasoview 6 Accessory Pack…Guidant Corporation · 2004 · cites it directly15descendants
  • K052274Guidant Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Model VH-3000Guidant Corporation · 2005 · 2 generations on7descendants
  • K101274Vasoview Hemopro 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting SystemMaquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2010 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K233879Vasoview Hemopro 3 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (VH-6000), Vasoview Hemopro 3…Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2024 · 3 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K945975Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) ForcepsEverest Medical Corp.1994—
0 (this device)K020143Vasoview 5 Harvesting CannulaGuidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery2002—
+1K022718Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery2002—
+1K041981Guidant Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Model VH-2000; Guidant Vasoview 6…Guidant Corporation20042
+2K052274Guidant Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Model VH-3000Guidant Corporation2005Class I
+2K101274Vasoview Hemopro 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting SystemMaquet Cardiovascular, LLC2010Class I
+3K233879Vasoview Hemopro 3 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (VH-6000), Vasoview…Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200410
200511
200610
200920
201021
201310
201420
201621
201910
202410
202520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020143, 1994–2025Source: 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.

3 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new HET device

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K945975Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) Forceps
Summary page 2
…equivalent to the VasoView™ Uniport Plus, determined Class | exempt on February 18, 1998, the Everest Bipolar Scissors, cleared by the Food and Drug Administration under K945975 on December 21, 1994, and the CTS MIDCAB/SVH Bipolar Scissors cleared under K963930 on January 16, 1997. The design of the Harves…
Everest Medical Corp.1994—
*K963930CTS Midcab/SVH Bipolar Scissors
Summary page 2
…1998, the Everest Bipolar Scissors, cleared by the Food and Drug Administration under K945975 on December 21, 1994, and the CTS MIDCAB/SVH Bipolar Scissors cleared under K963930 on January 16, 1997. The design of the Harvesting Cannula is identical to the current Uniport Plus with the incorporation of the…
Cardiothoracic Systems, Inc.1997—
*—VasoView™ Uniport Plus
Named without a submission number
—

Also cleared against K945975: 12 other devices →

What descends from it? (17)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K022718Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery200216
K041981Guidant Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Model VH-2000; Guidant Vasoview 6 Accessory Pack…Guidant Corporation200415

Has anything in its family been recalled? (3 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Nov 19, 2003Not classifiedZ-0292-04Nonconforming Material/ComponentVasoView 5 scissors are stiff and/or the scissor toggle has the potential to break during use.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K101274Vasoview Hemopro 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting SystemMaquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2010 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K052274Guidant Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Model VH-3000Guidant Corporation · 2005 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2005 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K153194VASOVIEW HemoPro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting SystemMaquet Cardiovascular, LLC · 2016 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K022718 (Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery, 2002) has gone furthest, with 16 descendants of its own.
  • 12 other devices also cite its predicate K945975.

How does its category compare?

All HET devices

HET Laparoscope, Gynecologic (And Accessories): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HET

2in 2025

2008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 22015: 22017: 22018: 12019: 22020: 22021: 42022: 12025: 2
2007high 4 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HET

269in 2021

2008: 176 days median2021: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2021) · low 176 (2008)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HET

4in 2023

2008: 42009: 12015: 12022: 12023: 4
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HET

4,513in 2025

2007: 1812008: 3592009: 4032010: 2142011: 4172012: 1,1182013: 1,0352014: 1752015: 1242016: 2052017: 892018: 532019: 442020: 492021: 1322022: 2162023: 8242024: 3,4962025: 4,513
2007high 4,513 (2025) · low 44 (2019)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HET, 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
20070—0181
200831764359
20091—1403
20101—0214
20112—0417
20122—01,118
20132—01,035
20140—0175
20152—1124
20160—0205
20172—089
20181—053
20192—044
20202—049
202142690132
20221—1216
20230—4824
20240—03,496
20252—04,513
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The VasoView 5 Harvesting Cannula has applications in minimally invasive surgery and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for vessel harvesting. It is indicated for cutting tissue and controlling bleeding through coagulation in general and cardiothoracic surgery including minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), lower extremity and thoracoscopic procedures. Lower extremity procedures include tissue…

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The VasoView 5 Harvesting Cannula has applications in minimally invasive surgery and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for vessel harvesting. It is indicated for cutting tissue and controlling bleeding through coagulation in general and cardiothoracic surgery including minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB), lower extremity and thoracoscopic procedures. Lower extremity procedures include tissue dissection/vessel harvesting along the saphenous vein for use in coronary artery bypass grafting and peripheral artery bypass. Thoracoscopic procedures include exposure and dissection of structures external to the parietal pleura, including nerves, blood vessels and other tissues of the chest wall.

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

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510(k) Report. “K020143: Vasoview 5 Harvesting Cannula.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020143

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026