# K123467: VS3

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Visionsense, Ltd.
- Decided: Apr 17, 2013 after 159 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: 2 generations back to K002431 (2000). 2 ancestors in all.
39 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 42 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K073279: VS-Visionsense Stereoscopic Vision System, Visionsense, Ltd. (2008) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K131434: VS3 Stereoscopic High Definition Vision System (2013), 38 descendants of its own
- K141002: VS3 Stereoscopic High Definition Vision System (2014), 36 descendants of its own
- K152204: VS3-IR system (2015), 34 descendants of its own
- K162882: KARL STORZ ICG Imaging System (2017), 32 descendants of its own
- K171238: KARL STORZ ICG Imaging System (2017), 31 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Intended for viewing internal surgical sites during general endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K123467
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology