510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Aesculap T-Bar Aneurysm Clips (Titanium & Phynox)

K043041510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 9, 200435-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5200

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Aesculap, Inc. · HCH Clip, Aneurysm

Cleared on Dec 9, 2004 after a 35-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 9, 2004
Review
35 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HCH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

5 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2014: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK043041 Aesculap T-Bar Aneurysm Clips (Titanium & Phynox)Aesculap, Inc. · 2004
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK131500 Yasargil Aneurysm Clips and Clip AppliersAesculap, Inc. · 2014
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK173271 Aesculap Slim Clip Applier ForcepsAesculap, Inc. · 2017
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK180914 Aesculap Slim Clip ApplierAesculap, Inc. · 2018
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK211572 Aesculap Slim Clip ApplierAesculap, Inc. · 2021
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK221524 Sugita AVM Microclip ApplierMizuho America, Inc. · 2022

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 5 · See all
  • K131500Yasargil Aneurysm Clips and Clip AppliersAesculap, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K173271Aesculap Slim Clip Applier ForcepsAesculap, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K180914Aesculap Slim Clip ApplierAesculap, Inc. · 2018 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K211572Aesculap Slim Clip ApplierAesculap, Inc. · 2021 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K221524Sugita AVM Microclip ApplierMizuho America, Inc. · 2022 · 4 generations on0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K043041Aesculap T-Bar Aneurysm Clips (Titanium & Phynox)Aesculap, Inc.2004—
+1K131500Yasargil Aneurysm Clips and Clip AppliersAesculap, Inc.2014—
+1K173271Aesculap Slim Clip Applier ForcepsAesculap, Inc.2017—
+2K180914Aesculap Slim Clip ApplierAesculap, Inc.2018—
+3K211572Aesculap Slim Clip ApplierAesculap, Inc.2021—
+4K221524Sugita AVM Microclip ApplierMizuho America, Inc.2022—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
201710
201810
202110
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K043041, 2004–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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.

Planning a device in HCH? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new HCH device

  1. #1 K211183 Sugita AVM Microclipsscore 3.2 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
Get a 510(k) Report

What was it cleared against? (1)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Aneurysm Clips
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (5)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K131500Yasargil Aneurysm Clips and Clip AppliersAesculap, Inc.20144
K173271Aesculap Slim Clip Applier ForcepsAesculap, Inc.20173

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?

  • Of its descendants, K131500 (Aesculap, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HCH devices

HCH Clip, Aneurysm: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HCH

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 12009: 22014: 12019: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HCH

Too few HCH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HCH

2in 2013

2013: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HCH

2in 2025

2010: 42012: 42013: 32014: 132015: 92016: 52017: 12018: 192019: 92020: 92021: 132022: 12023: 102024: 92025: 2
2007high 19 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HCH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—00
20081—00
20092—00
20100—04
20110—00
20120—04
20130—23
20141—013
20150—09
20160—05
20170—01
20180—019
20191—09
20200—09
20210—013
20221—01
20230—010
20240—09
20250—02
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Aesculap T-Bar Aneurysm Clips are intended for occlusion of cerebral

aneurysms in either a temporary or permanent manner.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K043041: Aesculap T-Bar Aneurysm Clips (Titanium & Phynox).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K043041

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

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