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3-CCD Digital Camera System

K031098510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 4, 200358-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

Linvatec Corp. · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Jun 4, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K970605 (Envision Medical Corp., 1997) and 1 other predicate after a 58-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995. 124 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Jun 4, 2003
Review: 58 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GCJ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K950862 (1995). 3 ancestors in all. 124 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK950862 Karl Storz Endovision Tricam, Model 20221101 (20221001, Pal Format)…Karl Storz Imaging, Inc. · 1995
1 generation backK983566 3-Chip Video CameraStryker Endoscopy · 1999 · Recalled
This deviceK031098 3-CCD Digital Camera SystemLinvatec Corp. · 2003
Descendant · cites it directly · 116 of its ownK063457 Truehd (1080P) Digital Camera SystemConmed Linvatec · 2006
Descendant · 2 generations on · 106 of its ownK091515 Spy Scope Intra-Operative Operating SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
Descendant · 3 generations on · 104 of its ownK101077 DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System, Model FF 100Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2011 · Recalled
Descendant · 4 generations on · 103 of its ownK124031 DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision SystemIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2013
Descendant · 4 generations on · 87 of its ownK141077 DA Vinci Firefly Imaging SystemIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2014 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2006high 20 (2026) · low 0 (2010)2026

Most influential descendants

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K063457Truehd (1080P) Digital Camera SystemConmed Linvatec · 2006 · cites it directly116descendants
K091515Spy Scope Intra-Operative Operating SystemNovadaq Technologies, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on106descendants
K101077DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System, Model FF 100Intuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on104descendants
K124031DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision SystemIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2013 · 4 generations on103descendants
K141077DA Vinci Firefly Imaging SystemIntuitive Surgical, Inc. · 2014 · 4 generations on87descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K950862	Karl Storz Endovision Tricam, Model 20221101 (20221001, Pal Format) Color…	Karl Storz Imaging, Inc.	1995	—
−1	K983566	3-Chip Video Camera	Stryker Endoscopy	1999	1
0 (this device)	K031098	3-CCD Digital Camera System	Linvatec Corp.	2003	—
+1	K063457	Truehd (1080P) Digital Camera System	Conmed Linvatec	2006	—
+2	K091515	Spy Scope Intra-Operative Operating System	Novadaq Technologies, Inc.	2009	1
+3	K101077	DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System, Model FF 100	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	2011	2
+4	K124031	DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	2013	—
+4	K141077	DA Vinci Firefly Imaging System	Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	2014	2

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1997	1	0

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2006	1	0
2007	1	0
2008	1	0
2009	1	0
2011	1	0
2013	2	0
2014	2	0
2015	2	0
2016	5	0
2017	4	0
2018	5	0
2019	4	0
2020	10	0
2021	10	0
2022	11	0
2023	14	0
2024	13	0
2025	17	0
2026	20	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031098, 1995–2026Source: 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? (2)

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
*	K970605	3-CCD Digital Camera Summary page 2 …gital Camera System 510(k) # April 1, 2003 Page 2 of 2 D. Predicatdlegaliy Marketed Devices Linvatec Corporation Digital 3-Chip Camera System 5 1 O(k) K970605 Stryker Endoscopy Model 888 Video Camera 51O(k) K983566 E. Device Description The Linvatec 3-CCD Digit…	Envision Medical Corp.	1997	—
*	K983566	3-Chip Video Camera Summary page 2 …galiy Marketed Devices Linvatec Corporation Digital 3-Chip Camera System 5 1 O(k) K970605 Stryker Endoscopy Model 888 Video Camera 51O(k) K983566 E. Device Description The Linvatec 3-CCD Digital Camera System consists of a camera control unit and a camera he…	Stryker Endoscopy	1999	1

What descends from it? (124)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K063457	Truehd (1080P) Digital Camera System	Conmed Linvatec	2006	116
K071756	Endohub- 1.0 Endoscopic Video Camera System with Video Capture	Pointe Conception Medical, Inc.	2007	15

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 8 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.4 years on median.
1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class.
Of its descendants, K063457 (Conmed Linvatec, 2006) has gone furthest, with 116 descendants of its own.

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.

View these four charts as a table

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 Linvatec 3-CCD Digital Camera System is intended for use in a variety of endoscopic surgical procedures including but not limited to orthopedic, laparoscopic, urologic, sinuscopic, plastic and as an accessory for microscopic surgery.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K031098 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K031098: 3-CCD Digital Camera System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031098

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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