# K132743: Harvesting Cannula

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Maquet Cardiovascular, LLC
- Decided: Dec 3, 2013 after 91 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K945975 (1994). 12 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052274: Guidant Vasoview Hemopro Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System, Model VH-3000, Guidant Corporation (2005) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The VASOVIEW System is indicated for use in minimally invasive surgery allowing access for vessel harvesting, and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery for arterial bypass. It is indicated for cutting tissue and controlling bleeding through coagulation, and for patients requiring blunt dissection of tissue including dissection of blood vessels, dissection of blood vessels of the extremities, dissection of ducts and other structures in the extraperitones] or subcutaneous extremity and thoracic space. Extremity procedures include tissue dissection/vessel harvesting along the saphenous vein for use in coronary artery bypass grafting and peripheral artery bypass or the radial artery for use in coronary artery bypass grafting. Thoracoscopic procedures include exposure and dissection of structures external to the parietal pleura, including nerves, blood vessels and other tissues of the chest wall.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K132743
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology