# K142869: Premium Surgiclip III

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Covidien
- Decided: Oct 30, 2014 after 29 days
- Product code: FZP (Clip, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K853650 (1985). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend 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)
- K853650: Auto Suture Titanium Hemostatic Clip, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1985) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K143644: Premium Surgiclip¿; Endo Clip¿; AcuClip¿ (2015), 1 descendant of its own
- K221495: SOLID CLIP™ Single Use Clip Applier (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Premium Surgiclip™ III clip applier has application in many types of surgical procedures to occlude vessels and other tubular structures and for vagotomy, sympathectomy, and radiographic markings.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142869
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology