# K100959: Specimen Retrieval System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Applied Medical Resources
- Decided: Apr 22, 2010 after 15 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- 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 K060051 (2006). 1 ancestor in all.
7 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K060051: Specimen Retrieval System, Applied Medical Resources Corp. (2006) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K103510: Unimax Specimen Retrieval System (2011), 3 descendants of its own
- K172789: Specimen Retrieval Bag (2018), 2 descendants of its own
- K201243: Disposable Specimen Retrieval Bag (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K141593: Unimicro Disposable Retrieval Endo-Pouch (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K250411: DANNIK® Laparoscopic Single-Use Poly Specimen Retrieval System (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Applied Medical Specimen Retrieval System is indicated for use as a receptacle for the collection and extraction of tissue, organs and calculi during general and laparoscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K100959
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology