# K142577: PANTHER Endo Linear Cutter Staplers with Single Use Loading Units

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: B.J.ZH.F.PANTHER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT CO., Ltd.
- Decided: Jun 11, 2015 after 272 days
- Product code: GDW (Staple, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4750
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 9 generations back to K842066 (1985). 26 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 29 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K080898: Auto Suture Endo Gia Staplers with Endo Gia Single Use Loading Units with Staple Line Reinforcement, Tyco Healthcare Group LP (2008) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K211458: Disposable Anorectal Staplers, Disposable Intraluminal Staplers, Disposable Linear Cutting Staplers, Disposable Endoscopic Cutting Staplers (2021), 0 descendants of its own
- K201639: Disposable Circular Staple, Disposable Hemorrhoidal Stapler, Disposable Linear Stapler and Reloads, Disposable Linear Cutter Stapler and Reloads, Disposable Endoscopic Linear Cutter Stapler and Reloads (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
PANTHER Endo Linear Cutter Stapler with Single Use Loading Units has applications in abdominal, gynecologic, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transaction and creation of anastomosis. They may be used for transection and resection of liver substance, hepatic vasculature and biliary structures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142577
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology