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Disposable Circular Stapler

K131303510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 11, 201335-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4750

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Changzhou City Zhiye Medical Devices Institute Co. · GDW Staple, Implantable

Cleared on Jun 11, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K920752 (ETHICON, Inc., 1992) after a 35-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992.

Decided
Jun 11, 2013
Review
35 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GDW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K920752 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K920752 · Endopath Ils Endoscopic Circular Stapler · ETHICON, Inc. · 1992199019952000200520102015
  1. Root · 1 generation backK920752 Endopath Ils Endoscopic Circular StaplerETHICON, Inc. · 1992
  2. This deviceK131303 Disposable Circular StaplerChangzhou City Zhiye Medical Devices Institute Co. · 2013
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K920752Endopath Ils Endoscopic Circular StaplerETHICON, Inc.1992—
0 (this device)K131303Disposable Circular StaplerChangzhou City Zhiye Medical Devices Institute Co.2013—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K131303, 1992–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K920752Endopath Ils Endoscopic Circular Stapler
Summary page 2
…able 41 K21203 e o3 Predicate Device: Circular Stapler: Endopath ILs Endoscopic Circular Stapler Ethicon, Inc. 4545 Creek Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242 283 K920752 - Classifications Names & Citations: 21CFR 878.4750, GDW, Implantable staple, Class I Description: General Disposable Circular…
ETHICON, Inc.1992—

Also cleared against K920752: 5 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K920752.

How does its category compare?

All GDW devices

GDW Staple, Implantable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GDW

3in 2025

2007: 82008: 72009: 132010: 102011: 112012: 92013: 132014: 152015: 82016: 112017: 132018: 72019: 122020: 102021: 92022: 72023: 42024: 22025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 15 (2014) · low 2 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GDW

111in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 57 days median2009: 27 days median2010: 39 days median2011: 49 days median2012: 45 days median2013: 49 days median2014: 63 days median2015: 111 days median2016: 96 days median2017: 103 days median2018: 90 days median2019: 205 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 233 days median2022: 89 days median2023: 267 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 141 days median
2007high 267 (2023) · low 27 (2009)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GDW

3in 2025

2007: 92009: 222010: 22011: 92012: 11, 1 Class I2013: 12015: 62016: 22017: 32018: 32019: 4, 4 Class I2020: 112023: 12025: 3
2007high 22 (2009) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (5 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GDW

11,905in 2025

2007: 2,4012008: 2,3802009: 4,0142010: 3,7682011: 3,8262012: 3,7172013: 3,7772014: 4,7842015: 4,8992016: 5,1062017: 11,6432018: 14,9142019: 16,6002020: 12,3322021: 13,0152022: 13,6052023: 14,6232024: 13,2802025: 11,905
2007high 16,600 (2019) · low 2,380 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GDW, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200785692,401
200875702,380
20091327224,014
2010103923,768
2011114993,826
201294511 (1)3,717
2013134913,777
2014156304,784
2015811164,899
2016119625,106
201713103311,643
2018790314,914
2019122054 (4)16,600
202010881112,332
20219233013,015
2022789013,605
20234267114,623
20242—013,280
20253111311,905
202631410—

What is it indicated for?

The Disposable Circular Stapler has application throughout the alimentary tract for

end to-end, end-to-side and side-to-side anastomoses.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K131303: Disposable Circular Stapler.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K131303

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026