# K102646: Spider Flex Monopolar Hook

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Transenterix, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 3, 2010 after 50 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 K091697 (2009). 1 ancestor in all.
46 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 48 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K091697: Spider Surgical Instruments, Models 90004, 90005, 90007, 90009, 90010, 90012, 90013, 90015, Transenterix, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K112208: Intutive Surgical DA Vinci Single Site Instruments and Accessories (2011), 43 descendants of its own
- K120215: Single-Site Medium-Large Clip Applier, Single-Site Cadiere Grasper, Single-Site Fundus Grasper, Single-Site Crocodile (2012), 42 descendants of its own
- K122532: DA Vinci Single-Site Instruments and Accessories (2013), 39 descendants of its own
- K131962: DA Vinci SP Surgical System, Endowrist SP Instruments, and Accessories (2014), 22 descendants of its own
- K173906: da Vinci SP Surgical System, EndoWrist SP Instruments, and Accessories (2018), 21 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SPIDER Surgical Instruments are intended for use in minimally invasive abdominal laparoscopic surgical procedures for grasping, mobilizing, dissecting, retracting, cuffing, cauterizing, ligating, suction/irrigation and other manipulation of tissues and vessels during laparoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K102646
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology