# K062050: Flexview System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific
- Decided: Jul 31, 2006 after 11 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: 4 generations back to K945975 (1994). 11 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030512: Guidant Vasoview Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Guidant Corp. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K041981: Guidant Vasoview 6 Harvesting Cannula, Model VH-2000; Guidant Vasoview 6 Accessory Pack, Model VH-2004, Guidant Corporation (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K091350: Estech Hawkeye Introducer Systems (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Guidant FLEXViewTM System is indicated for use in minimally invasive surgery allowing access for delivery and placement of surgical instruments (e.g., Guidant Microwave Ablation Probe). It is indicated for patients requiring blunt dissection of tissue including structures in the thoracic space.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K062050
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology