# K023629: Essex Dissection Cannula, Model SXD-1100, Essex Dissection Tip, Model SXD-1200

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Surgery
- Decided: Nov 12, 2002 after 15 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- 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 K964171 (1997). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K981700: Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting System, Origin Medsystems, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
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.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K023629
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology