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Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, Maryland

K160149510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 30, 2016222-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

Miret Surgical, Inc. · OCW Endoscopic Tissue Approximation Device

Cleared on Aug 30, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K070686 (Mini Lap Technologies, Inc., 2007) after a 222-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1999.

Decided
Aug 30, 2016
Review
222 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OCW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K992904 (1999). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK992904 Mini-PortTaut, Inc. · 1999
  2. 1 generation backK070686 Mini Lap InstrumentsMini Lap Technologies, Inc. · 2007
  3. This deviceK160149 Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, MarylandMiret Surgical, Inc. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K992904Mini-PortTaut, Inc.1999—
−1K070686Mini Lap InstrumentsMini Lap Technologies, Inc.2007—
0 (this device)K160149Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, MarylandMiret Surgical, Inc.2016—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160149, 1999–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K070686Mini Lap Instruments
Summary page 4
…2 Product Code: OCW Predicate Device(s): Primary Predicate K070686 MINI LAP INSTRUMENTS Device Description: Fabricated from a stainless steel alloy, Miret Surgical…
Mini Lap Technologies, Inc.2007—

Also cleared against K070686: 5 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?

  • The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9.4 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K070686.

How does its category compare?

All OCW devices

OCW Endoscopic Tissue Approximation Device: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OCW

1in 2025

2007: 52008: 42009: 32010: 42011: 12012: 12013: 22016: 22017: 22018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 32023: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OCW

133in 2023

2007: 58 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 30 days median2010: 91 days median2021: 221 days median2023: 133 days median
2007high 221 (2021) · low 30 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · OCW

3so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2023: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 3 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · OCW

326in 2025

2007: 92008: 472009: 302010: 102011: 162012: 282013: 22014: 282015: 592016: 742017: 4202018: 4132019: 2912020: 1832021: 1982022: 2352023: 2272024: 2112025: 326
2007high 420 (2017) · low 2 (2013)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200755809
2008470047
2009330030
2010491010
20111—016
20121—028
20132—02
20140—028
20150—059
20162—074
20172—0420
20182—0413
20191—0291
20201—0183
202132210198
20220—0235
202331331227
20240—0211
20251—0326
20262—3—

What is it indicated for?

The Miret Surgical Instruments are a family of minimally invasive devices with the means to penetrate soft tissue to access certain areas of the human anatomy. The devices are used to grasp, hold and manipulate soft tissues.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160149: Miret Grasper, Alligator, Miret Grasper, Maryland.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160149

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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