# K022052: 40LPM Abdominal Insufflator, Catalog # 72-00203-0

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Northgate Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 24, 2003 after 214 days
- Product code: HIF (Insufflator, Laparoscopic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1730
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
23 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K120151: Nebulae I (2012), 22 descendants of its own
- K153513: Insufflator 50L FM134 (2016), 21 descendants of its own
- K170784: Pneumoclear (2017), 17 descendants of its own
- K201361: Pneumoclear (2020), 14 descendants of its own
- K232610: da Vinci Surgical System Model IS5000, da Vinci Insufflator and Tube Set with Smoke Evacuation (2024), 11 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
THE NORTECH 40LPM ABDOMINAL INSUFFLATOR, 72-00203-0 SHALL BE USED FOR GAS DISTENTION OF THE ABDOMEN FOR OPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPY.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022052
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology