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Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip, Model SXD-1200

K023629510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 12, 200215-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Nov 12, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K981700 (Origin Medsystems, Inc., 1998) after a 15-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1997.

Decided: Nov 12, 2002
Review: 15 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GCJ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K964171 (1997). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK964171 Vasoview Balloon Dissection SystemOrigin Medsystems, Inc. · 1997
1 generation backK981700 Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting SystemOrigin Medsystems, Inc. · 1998
This deviceK023629 Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip…Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery · 2002

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K964171	Vasoview Balloon Dissection System	Origin Medsystems, Inc.	1997	—
−1	K981700	Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting System	Origin Medsystems, Inc.	1998	—
0 (this device)	K023629	Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip, Model SXD-1200	Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery	2002	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K023629, 1997–2002Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K981700	Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting System Summary page 2 …procedures. G. Substantial Equivalence The Essex Dissection Cannula is substantially equivalent to the VasoViews Dissection Cannula, cleared under K981700 on May 29,1998. Both cannulae are intended for use in endoscopic surgery for tissue dissection and introduction of an…	Origin Medsystems, Inc.	1998	—

Also cleared against K981700: 4 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

The line of descent spans 5 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.5 years on median.
None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
4 other devices also cite its predicate K981700.

How does its category compare?

All GCJ devices

GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GCJ

21in 2025

2007high 31 (2023) · low 15 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCJ

108in 2025

2007high 122 (2010) · low 42 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GCJ

5in 2025

2007high 30 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GCJ

5,860in 2025

2007high 6,047 (2024) · low 1,319 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	18	42	12	1,639
2008	19	73	16	1,319
2009	21	85	6	1,995
2010	24	122	30	2,657
2011	15	113	9	2,133
2012	17	88	1	1,526
2013	15	93	7 (1)	1,565
2014	19	90	2	1,714
2015	26	76	0	1,710
2016	27	99	5	2,080
2017	20	77	1	3,468
2018	21	88	1	2,562
2019	15	60	0	2,578
2020	28	61	0	2,618
2021	18	116	0	3,431
2022	20	103	1	3,945
2023	31	109	1	6,002
2024	29	90	0	6,047
2025	21	108	5	5,860
2026	26	122	1	—

What is it indicated for?

The Essex Dissection Cannula is indicated for dissection of tissue and introduction of surgical instruments in endoscopic surgical procedures including percutaneous thoracic and pericardial surgery.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K023629 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K023629: Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip, Model SXD-1200.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K023629

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026