# K041912: SCB/Valleylab Force FX Interface Unit

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 25, 2004 after 102 days
- Product code: ODA (Endoscopic Central Control Unit)
- 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
No predicates in its family tree.
5 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K051505: SCB/Steris or-Light Interface Box (2005), 4 descendants of its own
- K081698: Mainstream or Surgical Light Control (MSLC) (2008), 3 descendants of its own
- K102791: Easysuite Surgical Light Control (Eslc) (2010), 2 descendants of its own
- K133413: Idss SLC (2014), 0 descendants of its own
- K112133: Oasys Surgical Light Controller (2012), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Storz Communication Bus/ValleyLabs Force FX Control is an interface control box between the SCB computer and the electrosurgical generator. It contains software to display ValleyLab Force FX electrosurgical generator's control parameters on a SCB computer and screen. The Interface Unit serves as a connector box from the Force FX unit to the SCB compatible computer. The unit's software does not perform calculations. It only relays Force FX functions and controls on the SCB monitor for the surgeon's convenient control.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K041912
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology