# K171139: LaparoLight Veress Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Buffalo Filter, LLC
- Decided: May 18, 2017 after 30 days
- Product code: HIF (Insufflator, Laparoscopic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1730
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K993625 (2000). 2 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K111441: Unimax Veress Needle, Unimax Medical Systems, Inc. (2011) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K232464: VereSee Optical Veres Needle System (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K252640: VereSee Optical Veres Needle and Endoscopic Camera (2025), 1 descendant of its own
- K261139: VereSee (VER150, VER200, VER151, VER201, VER200C, and VER-100-103) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The LaparoLight™ Veress Needle is intended for percutaneous insertion into the peritoneal cavity for the purpose of insufflation with carbon dioxide to establish pneumoperitoneum prior to the placement of trocars during laparoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K171139
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology