# K172120: Veress Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Wickimed (Huizhou) Medical Equipment Manufacturing Co.,Ltd
- Decided: Sep 14, 2017 after 63 days
- Product code: FHO (Pneumoperitoneum Needle)
- 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: 3 generations back to K993625 (2000). 3 ancestors in all.
2 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)
- K150068: Unimicro Veress Needle, Unimicro Medical Systems (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (2015) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K193339: GTK Veress Needles (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K231407: StarFin (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The 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/K172120
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology