# K022449: Hystereoscopy Pump HM4

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: W.O.M. World of Medicine AG
- Decided: Apr 10, 2003 after 258 days
- Product code: HIG (Insufflator, Hysteroscopic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1700
- 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 K936231 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
20 later devices descend from it; 4 cite 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)
- K934866: Hys-Surgimat, W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH (1995) Summary page 1.
- K961091: Karl Storz Model 203020 20 Equimat, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K936231: The Karl Storz Hamou Endomat, Karl Storz Endoscopy (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K031616: Iur Fluid Management System (2003), 15 descendants of its own
- K112642: Aquilex Fluid Control System H112 (2012), 14 descendants of its own
- K123732: Hysteroscopy Pump HM6 (2013), 6 descendants of its own
- K190372: Aveta System (2019), 4 descendants of its own
- K042457: Uro Pro (2004), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Hysteroscopy Pump HM4 is a system intended to provide liquid distension of the uterus for diagnostic and operative hysteroscopy, and to monitor the volume differential between the irrigation fluid flowing into and out of the uterus.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022449
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology