# K070059: Reprocessed Trocars

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ascent Healthcare Solutions
- Decided: Oct 2, 2007 after 270 days
- Product code: NLM (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery, Reprocessed)
- 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: 1 generation back to K032676 (2003). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K032676: Endopath Bladeless Trocar, Endopath Blunt Tip Trocar, Endopath Dilating Tip Trocar, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K132629: Reprocessed Dilating Tip Trocars (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Reprocessed Endoscopic Trocars are indicated for use to establish a port of entry for endoscopic instruments in patients requiring minimally invasive surgical procedures including thoracic, gynecologic laparoscopy and other abdominal procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K070059
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology