# K110699: Ligamax 5

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Sugery, LLC
- Decided: Mar 25, 2011 after 11 days
- Product code: FZP (Clip, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4300
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K830503 (1983). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050344: Ligaclip 5 M/L MM Endoscopic Multiple Clip Applier, Ethicon Endo Surgery, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K150936: SureClip (2015), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Nov 7, 2019 · Class II · Z-0656-2020: A potential exists that certain LIGAMAX devices within the impacted lots may have small holes in the Tyvek lidding which could result in a breach of sterility.

## Indications for use
The 5 mm Endoscopic Multiple Clip Applier is intended for use on tubular structures or vessels wherever a metal ligating clip is indicated.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K110699
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology