# K122511: Endopath Xcel Bladeless Trocar with Optiview Technology Endopath Xcel Blunt Tip Trocar with Optiview Technology Endopath

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Decided: Oct 1, 2012 after 45 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 K032676 (2003). 1 ancestor in all.
14 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K032676: Endopath Bladeless Trocar, Endopath Blunt Tip Trocar, Endopath Dilating Tip Trocar, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K190029: Disposable Bladeless Trocar, Disposable Optical Trocar, Disposable Blunt-Tip Trocar, Disposable Spiral Trocar, Disposable Bladed Trocar (2019), 5 descendants of its own
- K222695: troCarWash™ System (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K211250: VisionPort System (2021), 1 descendant of its own
- K162387: U-IGNITE Bladeless Trocar (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K250820: Disposable Trocars (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ENDOPATH® XCEL® Bladeless Trocar has applications in abdominal, thoracic, and gynecologic minimally invasive surgical procedures to establish a path of entry for endoscopic instruments. The trocar may be used with or without visualization for primary and secondary insertions. The ENDOPATH® XCEL® Blunt Tip Trocar has application in thoracic, gynecologic, laparoscopic and other abdominal procedures to establish a path of entry for minimally invasive instruments. The ENDOPATH® XCEL® Dilating Tip Trocar has applications in thoracic, gynecologic laparoscopy and other abdominal procedures to establish a path of entry for endoscopic instruments. The ENDOPATH ® XCEL® Universal Trocar Stability Sleeve has applications in thoracic, gynecologic laparoscopy and other abdominal procedures to establish a path of entry for endoscopic instruments.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K122511
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology