# K032980: Ami Reprocessed Multiple Clip Appliers

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 18, 2003 after 85 days
- Product code: FZP (Clip, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K830503 (1983). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K830503: Ligaclip Titanium Ligating Clip, ETHICON, Inc. (1983) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
Multiple clip appliers are indicated for ligation of tubular structures, Vanguard intends to reprocess multiple clip appliers one time. Reprocessed multiple clip appliers are single use devices.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032980
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology