# K020925: Carbodissecting Endoscope

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Endo Surgical Devices, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 29, 2003 after 404 days
- Product code: DWX (Stripper, Artery, Intraluminal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.4875
- 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 K013680 (2002). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K013680: Carbodissecting Endoscope, Endo Surgical Devices, Inc. (2002)
- (no number) Sobel-Kaplitt-Sawyer Gas Spatula: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Moll Ring Cutter: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The Carbodissecting Endoscope is designed for use in intraluminal tissue separation during a fenioro-popliteal endarterectomy procedure intended to achieve vascular reconstruction. The device is an adjunctive aid in the separation of vessel layers.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020925
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology