# K142716: VCARE

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Conmed Corporation
- Decided: Feb 10, 2015 after 140 days
- Product code: LKF (Cannula, Manipulator/Injector, Uterine)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.4530
- 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 K955446 (1996). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K071907: Vcare Retractor/Elevator, Conmed Corporation (2007) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K220202: Uterine ElevatOR PRO with OccludOR Balloon (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ConMed VCARE® Retractor/Elevator is indicated for manipulation of the uterus, and injection of fluids or gases during laparoscopic procedures such as Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH), Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH), minilap, laparoscopic tubal occlusion or diagnostic laparoscopy and also maintains pneumoperitoneum by sealing the vagina once colpotomy is performed.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142716
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology