# K111441: Unimax Veress Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Unimax Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 19, 2011 after 87 days
- Product code: HIF (Insufflator, Laparoscopic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1730
- 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 K993625 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
10 later devices descend from it; 3 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)
- K993625: Insufflation Needle- 120MM, Model 900-200, Genicon, LC (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K150068: Unimicro Veress Needle (2015), 4 descendants of its own
- K171139: LaparoLight Veress Needle (2017), 3 descendants of its own
- K232464: VereSee Optical Veres Needle System (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K172120: Veress Needle (2017), 2 descendants of its own
- K252640: VereSee Optical Veres Needle and Endoscopic Camera (2025), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Unimax Veress Needle is intended for percutaneous insertion into the peritoneal cavity for the purpose of insufflation with carbon dioxide to establish pneumoperitoneum prior to the placement of trocars during laparoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K111441
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology