# K163102: ReliaCatch Specimen Retrieval Bag 10mm; ReliaCatch Specimen Retrieval Bag 12mm

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Covidien
- Decided: Nov 30, 2016 after 23 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- 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 K922123 (1993). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K922123: Auto Suture Disposable Endoscopic Specimen Pouch, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1993) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The specimen retrieval bag has application for safe, convenient removal of tissue specimens such as the appendix, an ectopic pregnancy, gallbladder, gallstones, lymph nodes, ovaries, small sections of bowel and other tissue structures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K163102
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology