# K022718: Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Models VH-2000, VH-2001 & VH-2002

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery
- Decided: Aug 28, 2002 after 13 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K945975 (1994). 3 ancestors in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
3 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020143: Vasoview 5 Harvesting Cannula, Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery (2002)

## Most influential descendants
- K041981: Guidant Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Model VH-2000; Guidant Vasoview 6 Accessory Pack, Model VH-2004 (2004), 15 descendants of its own
- K052274: Guidant Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Model VH-3000 (2005), 7 descendants of its own
- K101274: Vasoview Hemopro 2 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (2010), 4 descendants of its own
- K233879: Vasoview Hemopro 3 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (VH-6000), Vasoview Hemopro 3 Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System with Vasoshield (VH-6001), Vasoview Hemopro 3 Power Adapter (VH-6020) (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K092789: Virtuosaph Plus Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (2010), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VasoViewO 6 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 dissectiodvessel 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.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022718
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology