# K073288: Ethicon Endo Surgery Articulating Snare

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 12, 2008 after 204 days
- Product code: FDI (Snare, Flexible)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.4300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K950496 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K992477: Rotosnare, Inscope, LLC (1999) Summary page 1.
- K941750: Proposed Trademan Microvasive Polypectomy Snares, Boston Scientific Corp (1994) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Articulating Snare is intended for the electrosurgical removal and cauterization of gastrointestinal tract polyps through an endoscope.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K073288
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology