# K071976: Vectec Disposable Trocars and Laparoscopic Accessories

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vectec
- Decided: Sep 6, 2007 after 51 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- 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 K932648 (1993). 8 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K994066: MTP Disposable Trocars, Mtp Medical Technical Promotion GmbH (2000) Summary page 2.
- K062169: Applied Laparoscopic Disposable Monopolar Scissors, Applied Medical Resources Corp. (2006) Summary page 2.
- K981389: Disposable RE-New Forceps, Microline Pentax, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.
- K962119: RE-New Laparoscopic Instruments, Microline Pentax, Inc. (1996) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K101937: Hybrid Trocar System (2010), 1 descendant of its own
- K153126: da Vinci Xi Hasson Cone (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K081398: Advanced Medical Innovations Disposable Trocars and Laparoscopic Accessories (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VECTEC Disposable Trocar and Laparoscopic Accessories are single-use, sterile devices intended to provide access to and visualization of body cavities, organs, and canals and to cut, dissect, manipulate, and/or cauterize various tissues during endoscopic/laparoscopic, general, vascular, gynecological and thoracic surgical procedures. Accessories include scissors, forceps, dissectors and a hook.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071976
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology