# K170683: Aesculap Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) INstruments

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aesculap, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 20, 2018 after 350 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 K944955 (1994). 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)
- K944955: Aesculap Thoracoscopic Instruments, Aesculap, Inc. (1994) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
Aesculap® Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Instruments are intended for use in open or thoracoscopic surgical procedures. They are designed for cutting, manipulating, grasping, clamping, dissecting or suction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170683
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology