# K050404: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Surgical System and Endoscopic Instruments

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 21, 2005 after 63 days
- Product code: HET (Laparoscope, Gynecologic (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1720
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K930667 (1994). 38 ancestors in all.
229 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
1 of 268 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990144: Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments, Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.
- K002489: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Endoscopic Control System, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2001) Summary page 1.
- K011002: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Surgical System, Model Isi 1000, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2001)
- K011281: Intuitive Surgical Ultrasonic Shears, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2001)
- K012833: Intuitive Surgical Bipolar Forceps, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2001)
- K013416: Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Endoscopic Instrument Family, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2002)
- K021036: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Surgical System, Model IS1000, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K022574: Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System & Endoscopic Instruments, Model DA Vinci Isi 1000/1200, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K040237: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Endoscopic Instrument Control System and Endoscopic Instruments, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K043153: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Surgical System and Endoscopic Instruments, Models IS1200 & IS1000, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K042855: Intuitive Surgical Harmonic Curved Shears Instrument, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K050005: Intuitive Surgical Monopolar Curved Scissors, Model 400179; Tip Cover Accessory, Model 400180, Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (2005)

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K040918: Wako Lipid Control, Level 1 and Level 2, Wako Chemicals USA, Inc. (2004). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K050802: Modification to Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci Surgical System and Endoscopic Instruments (2005), 228 descendants of its own
- K063220: DA Vinci S Surgical System-V1.1, Model IS2000 (2006), 224 descendants of its own
- K081137: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci SI Surgical System: Model IS3000 (2009), 211 descendants of its own
- K060391: Intuitive Surgical Endowrist Stabilizer, Model 420182 (2006), 155 descendants of its own
- K061260: Intuitive Surgical Endowrist PK Dissecting Forceps, Models 400214 & 420214 (2006), 154 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control System is intended to assist in the accurate control of Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instruments during gynecologic laparoscopic surgical procedures. It is intended for use by trained physicians in an operating room environment in accordance with the representative specific procedures set forth in the Professional Instructions for Use.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050404
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology