# K020301: Modification to Vista Stereoscope System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Vista Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 12, 2002 after 14 days
- Product code: FET (Endoscopic Video Imaging System/Component, Gastroenterology-Urology)
- 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: 4 generations back to K923160 (1992). 9 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990635: Vista Stereoscope System, Vista Medical Technologies, Inc. (1999) Summary page 4.
- K971373: Vista Single Chip Video Camera, Vista Medical Technologies, Inc. (1997) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K021290: Vista Visualization System, Model 9000, Vista Visualization System with Voice Activation and Pip, Model 9100 (2002), 1 descendant of its own
- K101810: 3DHJD Camera System Model (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Vista StereoScope System is intended for the use in endoscopic procedures and all types of video assisted procedures, including general endoscopic and laparoscopic, thoracic, anterior and posterior spinal and as an aid in visualization of cardiac structures

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020301
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology