# K031098: 3-CCD Digital Camera System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Linvatec Corp.
- Decided: Jun 4, 2003 after 58 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 K950862 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
124 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 128 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K970605: 3-CCD Digital Camera, Envision Medical Corp. (1997) Summary page 2.
- K983566: 3-Chip Video Camera, Stryker Endoscopy (1999) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K063457: Truehd (1080P) Digital Camera System (2006), 116 descendants of its own
- K091515: Spy Scope Intra-Operative Operating System (2009), 106 descendants of its own
- K101077: DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System, Model FF 100 (2011), 104 descendants of its own
- K124031: DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System (2013), 103 descendants of its own
- K141077: DA Vinci Firefly Imaging System (2014), 87 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
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.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K031098
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology