510(k) · Cleared
ClearedMini Lap Instruments
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Mini Lap Technologies, Inc. · OCW Endoscopic Tissue Approximation Device
Cleared on Apr 5, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K992904 (Taut, Inc., 1999) after a 24-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999. 6 later devices descend from it.
- Decided
- Apr 5, 2007
- Review
- 24 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- OCW
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 4
Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K992904 (1999). 6 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly.
- Root · 1 generation backK992904 Mini-PortTaut, Inc. · 1999
- This deviceK070686 Mini Lap InstrumentsMini Lap Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK113597 Mini-Lap Bipolar Electrocautery DevicesMinilap Technologies · 2012
- Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK172775 MiniLap System with MiniGrip Handle, MiniLap System with ThumbGrip…Teleflexmedical, Inc. · 2018
- Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK160149 Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, MarylandMiret Surgical, Inc. · 2016
- Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK132232 Mins Needlescopic Resposable Device SystemMinilap Technologies · 2013
- Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK101101 Mini-TongMini Lap Technologies, Inc. · 2010
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Descendants cleared per year
Most influential descendants
Showing 5 of 6 · See all- K113597Mini-Lap Bipolar Electrocautery DevicesMinilap Technologies · 2012 · cites it directly1descendant
- K172775MiniLap System with MiniGrip Handle, MiniLap System with ThumbGrip HandleTeleflexmedical, Inc. · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants
- K160149Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, MarylandMiret Surgical, Inc. · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
- K132232Mins Needlescopic Resposable Device SystemMinilap Technologies · 2013 · cites it directly0descendants
- K101101Mini-TongMini Lap Technologies, Inc. · 2010 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1 | K992904 | Mini-Port | Taut, Inc. | 1999 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K070686 | Mini Lap Instruments | Mini Lap Technologies, Inc. | 2007 | — |
| +1 | K113597 | Mini-Lap Bipolar Electrocautery Devices | Minilap Technologies | 2012 | — |
| +1 | K172775 | MiniLap System with MiniGrip Handle, MiniLap System with ThumbGrip Handle | Teleflexmedical, Inc. | 2018 | — |
| +1 | K160149 | Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, Maryland | Miret Surgical, Inc. | 2016 | — |
| +1 | K132232 | Mins Needlescopic Resposable Device System | Minilap Technologies | 2013 | — |
| +1 | K101101 | Mini-Tong | Mini Lap Technologies, Inc. | 2010 | — |
Descendants by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
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.
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What was it cleared against? (4)
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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kept off the family tree | K951173 | FDA’s K951173 is Manual Surgical Instrument for General Use Our OCR of the scanned summary read K951173, FDA’s number for Manual Surgical Instrument for General Use (United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “MiniSite 2mm Laparoscopic Instruments”. Kept off the family tree. Summary page 5…anual Surgical Instruments FBQ, 21 CFR 878.5090 Trocar Predicate Device [21 CFR 807.92(a)(3)} Q o] G e} U.S. Surgical Corp — MiniSite 2mm Laparoscopic Instruments — K951173 U.S. Surgical Corp — MiniPort 2mm - K062326* U.S. Surgical Corp — Versaport trocar with fixation sleeve — K062326 Taut — Adapt P… | 1995 |
| Kept off the family tree | K062326 | FDA’s K062326 is Autosuture Modified Versaport Trocar with Fixation Sleeve Our OCR of the scanned summary read K062326, FDA’s number for Autosuture Modified Versaport Trocar with Fixation Sleeve (United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “MiniPort 2mm”. Kept off the family tree. Summary page 5…5090 Trocar Predicate Device [21 CFR 807.92(a)(3)} Q o] G e} U.S. Surgical Corp — MiniSite 2mm Laparoscopic Instruments — K951173 U.S. Surgical Corp — MiniPort 2mm - K062326* U.S. Surgical Corp — Versaport trocar with fixation sleeve — K062326 Taut — Adapt Pediatric Access Ports K612007 / K992904 Des… | 2006 |
| Kept off the family tree | K612007 | Adapt Pediatric Access Ports Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree Summary page 5…truments — K951173 U.S. Surgical Corp — MiniPort 2mm - K062326* U.S. Surgical Corp — Versaport trocar with fixation sleeve — K062326 Taut — Adapt Pediatric Access Ports K612007 / K992904 Description of the Device {21 CFR 807.92(a)(4)] The MINT LAP Instruments are a family of minimally invasive devices. T… | |
| * | K992904 | Mini-PortSummary page 5…K951173 U.S. Surgical Corp — MiniPort 2mm - K062326* U.S. Surgical Corp — Versaport trocar with fixation sleeve — K062326 Taut — Adapt Pediatric Access Ports K612007 / K992904 Description of the Device {21 CFR 807.92(a)(4)] The MINT LAP Instruments are a family of minimally invasive devices. The devices… | 1999 |
What descends from it? (6)
6 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.
| Number | Device | Decided | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| K113597 | Mini-Lap Bipolar Electrocautery Devices | 2012 | 1 |
| K172775 | MiniLap System with MiniGrip Handle, MiniLap System with ThumbGrip Handle | 2018 | 0 |
| K160149 | Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, Maryland | 2016 | 0 |
| K132232 | Mins Needlescopic Resposable Device System | 2013 | 0 |
| K101101 | Mini-Tong | 2010 | 0 |
| K093449 | Mini Lap Retractors | 2010 | 0 |
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?
How does its category compare?
All OCW devicesOCW Endoscopic Tissue Approximation Device: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · OCW
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · OCW
133in 2023
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · OCW
3so far in 2026, the most since 2007
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · OCW
326in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code OCW, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 47 |
| 2009 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 2010 | 4 | 91 | 0 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 28 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 28 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 59 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 0 | 74 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 420 |
| 2018 | 2 | — | 0 | 413 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 291 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 183 |
| 2021 | 3 | 221 | 0 | 198 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 235 |
| 2023 | 3 | 133 | 1 | 227 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 211 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 326 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 3 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The MINI LAP Instruments are a family of minimally invasive devices with the means to
penetrate soft tissue to access certain areas of the human anatomy. The devices are used
to grasp, hold, and manipulate other soft internal tissues as well as items such as hernia
mesh.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K070686 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K070686: Mini Lap Instruments.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K070686
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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