# K033842: Nubert, Albert and Hubert Impervious Bags for Endoscopic Retrieval of Tissue

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vernon-Carus Limited
- Decided: Mar 4, 2004 after 85 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: 3 generations back to K923945 (1993). 6 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990912: MTP Extraction Bag, Mtp Medical Technical Promotion GmbH (1999) Summary page 1.
- K030422: Lina-Bag, Models LB-60, LB-100, Lina Medical Cml Aps (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K123728: Retrieval Bag (2013), 1 descendant of its own
- K210248: Lab Bag with Fabric Pouch (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The family of impervious bags for endoscopic retrieval of tissue are single-use disposable devices used as receptacles for the collection and extraction of tissue during laparoscopic surgical procedures. The family includes three sizes of impervious bags fi)r the endoscopic retrieval of tissue: NUBERT (a new bag for the endoscopic retrieval of tissue), ALBERT (a large bag for the endoscopic retrieval cf tissue), and HUBERT (a huge bag for the endoscopic retrieval of tissue).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K033842
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology