# K123728: Retrieval Bag

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Flexbar Machine Corp.
- Decided: Dec 11, 2013 after 372 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: 4 generations back to K923945 (1993). 7 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K033842: Nubert, Albert and Hubert Impervious Bags for Endoscopic Retrieval of Tissue, Vernon-Carus Limited (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K210248: Lab Bag with Fabric Pouch (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Mediflex device is a laparoscopic tissue retrieval bag model 24003-MF. The sterile bag is a single use disposable device used as a receptacle for collection and extraction of tissue during laparoscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K123728
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology