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Snowden-Pencer Ergonomic Take-Apart In-Line and Pistol Grip Laparoscopic Instruments

K151036510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 1, 2016287-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

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

Carefusion 2200, Inc. · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Feb 1, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K930667 (Snowden-Pencer, 1994) after a 287-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1994.

Decided: Feb 1, 2016
Review: 287 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GCJ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K930667 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK930667 Reusable Laparoscopic InstrumentsSnowden-Pencer · 1994 · Recalled
This deviceK151036 Snowden-Pencer Ergonomic Take-Apart In-Line and Pistol Grip…Carefusion 2200, Inc. · 2016

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K930667	Reusable Laparoscopic Instruments	Snowden-Pencer	1994	15
0 (this device)	K151036	Snowden-Pencer Ergonomic Take-Apart In-Line and Pistol Grip Laparoscopic…	Carefusion 2200, Inc.	2016	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K151036, 1994–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K930667	Reusable Laparoscopic Instruments Summary page 5 …ss II per 21CFR 876.1500, Product code GCJ Product Code(s) Multiple devices Legally marketed Snowden-Pencer Inc. – Reusable Laparoscopic Instruments – K930667, device(s) to which GCJ equivalence is claimed Reason for 510(k) Design modification to allow device to be taken a…	Snowden-Pencer	1994	15

Also cleared against K930667: 3 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 a recall.
3 other devices also cite its predicate K930667.

How does its category compare?

All GCJ devices

GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GCJ

21in 2025

2007high 31 (2023) · low 15 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCJ

108in 2025

2007high 122 (2010) · low 42 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GCJ

5in 2025

2007high 30 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GCJ

5,860in 2025

2007high 6,047 (2024) · low 1,319 (2008)2025

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

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	18	42	12	1,639
2008	19	73	16	1,319
2009	21	85	6	1,995
2010	24	122	30	2,657
2011	15	113	9	2,133
2012	17	88	1	1,526
2013	15	93	7 (1)	1,565
2014	19	90	2	1,714
2015	26	76	0	1,710
2016	27	99	5	2,080
2017	20	77	1	3,468
2018	21	88	1	2,562
2019	15	60	0	2,578
2020	28	61	0	2,618
2021	18	116	0	3,431
2022	20	103	1	3,945
2023	31	109	1	6,002
2024	29	90	0	6,047
2025	21	108	5	5,860
2026	26	122	1	—

What is it indicated for?

Snowden-Pencer Ergonomic Take-Apart In-Line and Pistol-Grip Laparoscopic Instruments are designed to transmit cutting, clamping, grasping, suturing and dissecting force to working tips in minimally invasive surgeries such as plastic and general laparoscopic procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K151036 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K151036: Snowden-Pencer Ergonomic Take-Apart In-Line and Pistol Grip Laparoscopic Instruments.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K151036

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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