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Cleared

GRI-Alleset Veress Needle

K172835510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 11, 2018265-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.1730

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Gri Medical and Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. · HIF Insufflator, Laparoscopic

Cleared on Jun 11, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K983925 (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., 1999) after a 265-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999.

Decided
Jun 11, 2018
Review
265 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HIF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K983925 (1999). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K983925 · Endopath Ultra Veress Needle · Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999199520002005201020152020
  1. Root · 1 generation backK983925 Endopath Ultra Veress NeedleEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 1999
  2. This deviceK172835 GRI-Alleset Veress NeedleGri Medical and Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. · 2018
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K983925Endopath Ultra Veress NeedleEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.1999—
0 (this device)K172835GRI-Alleset Veress NeedleGri Medical and Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.2018—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K172835, 1999–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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
*K983925Endopath Ultra Veress Needle
Summary page 4
…HIF (insufflator, laparoscopic) 1.2. Predicate Device: Device Name: Endopath Ultra Veress Needle 510(k) Number: K983925 Manufacturer: Ethicon Endosurgery, Inc. The predicate device has not been subject to a design related…
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.1999—

Also cleared against K983925: 2 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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K983925.

How does its category compare?

All HIF devices

HIF Insufflator, Laparoscopic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HIF

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 22009: 42010: 22011: 52012: 52013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 32017: 52018: 32019: 22020: 42021: 12022: 12023: 72024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 3
2007high 7 (2023) · low 1 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HIF

210in 2025

2007: 140 days median2009: 191 days median2011: 128 days median2012: 138 days median2016: 88 days median2017: 242 days median2018: 207 days median2020: 64 days median2023: 134 days median2024: 170 days median2025: 210 days median2026 (partial year): 265 days median
2007high 265 (2026) · low 64 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HIF

12so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2008: 12016: 12018: 12023: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 12
2007high 12 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HIF

1,507in 2025

2007: 82008: 142009: 212010: 412011: 442012: 382013: 402014: 432015: 302016: 722017: 682018: 972019: 1282020: 3602021: 6542022: 6672023: 8902024: 1,4832025: 1,507
2007high 1,507 (2025) · low 8 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HIF, 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
2007414008
20082—114
20094191021
20102—041
20115128044
20125138038
20132—040
20142—043
20152—030
2016388172
20175242068
20183207197
20192—0128
20204640360
20211—0654
20221—0667
202371341 (1)890
2024417001,483
2025321001,507
2026326512—

What is it indicated for?

The GRI-Alleset Veress Needle is a disposable, single-use, sterile device intended to be used in minimally-invasive abdominal procedures for the establishment of pneumoperitoneum.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K172835: GRI-Alleset Veress Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K172835

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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