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Reprocessed Autosuture Gia Endoscopic Staplers

K070930510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 18, 2007198-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4750

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

Sterilmed, Inc. · NLL Staple, Implantable, Reprocessed

Cleared on Oct 18, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K061095 (United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc, 2006) after a 198-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2006.

Decided
Oct 18, 2007
Review
198 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NLL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K061095 (2006). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 1 generation backK061095 Auto Sutur Endo Gia StaplersUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 2006
  2. This deviceK070930 Reprocessed Autosuture Gia Endoscopic StaplersSterilmed, Inc. · 2007
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K061095Auto Sutur Endo Gia StaplersUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc2006—
0 (this device)K070930Reprocessed Autosuture Gia Endoscopic StaplersSterilmed, Inc.2007—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K070930, 2006–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K061095Auto Sutur Endo Gia Staplers
Summary page 1
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United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc2006—

Also cleared against K061095: 6 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K061095.

How does its category compare?

All NLL devices

NLL Staple, Implantable, Reprocessed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NLL

2in 2007

2007: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NLL

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

Recalls per year · NLL

No recall names NLL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NLL

2in 2017

2007: 12016: 12017: 2
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NLL, 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
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20180—00
20190—00
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Reprocessed Reloadable AutoSuture GIA staplers are intended to be used in abdominal, gynecologic, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection of tissue and anastomosis. In addition the AutoSuture ENDO GIA Staplers may be used for transection and resection of liver tissue, hepatic vasculature and biliary structures.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K070930: Reprocessed Autosuture Gia Endoscopic Staplers.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K070930

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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