510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2019

ANCHOR Tissue Retrieval System

K172940510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 18, 201722-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500Recalls 6

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

Conmed Corporation · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Oct 18, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K091930 (Anchor Products Co., 2009) after a 22-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2009. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 6 times.

Decided: Oct 18, 2017
Review: 22 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GCJ
Recalls: 6
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K091930 (2009). 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK091930 Anchor Laparoscopic Tissue Retrieval System, Model TRS100SBAnchor Products Co. · 2009
This deviceK172940 ANCHOR Tissue Retrieval SystemConmed Corporation · 2017
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK183600 Anchor Bag-Alone Tissue Retrieval System by ConMedConmed Corporation · 2019
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK173822 Anchor Tissue Retrieval System by CONMEDConmed Corporation · 2018

Most influential descendants

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K183600Anchor Bag-Alone Tissue Retrieval System by ConMedConmed Corporation · 2019 · cites it directly0descendants
K173822Anchor Tissue Retrieval System by CONMEDConmed Corporation · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K091930	Anchor Laparoscopic Tissue Retrieval System, Model TRS100SB	Anchor Products Co.	2009	—
0 (this device)	K172940	ANCHOR Tissue Retrieval System	Conmed Corporation	2017	—
+1	K183600	Anchor Bag-Alone Tissue Retrieval System by ConMed	Conmed Corporation	2019	—
+1	K173822	Anchor Tissue Retrieval System by CONMED	Conmed Corporation	2018	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2018	1	0
2019	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K172940, 2009–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K091930	Anchor Laparoscopic Tissue Retrieval System, Model TRS100SB Summary page 4 …dicate Device Primary Device Name: Anchor Tissue Retrieval System Company Name: CONMED Corporation 510(k): K091930 This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall. E. Device Description The Anchor Tissu…	Anchor Products Co.	2009	—

Also cleared against K091930: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K183600	Anchor Bag-Alone Tissue Retrieval System by ConMed	Conmed Corporation	2019	0
K173822	Anchor Tissue Retrieval System by CONMED	Conmed Corporation	2018	0

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

Date	Class	Recall	Root cause	Reason
Mar 21, 2019	Class II	Z-1306-2019	Process control	Voids in the seal or a partial seal results in an open channel and may compromise the sterility of the product
Mar 21, 2019	Class II	Z-1305-2019	Process control	Voids in the seal or a partial seal results in an open channel and may compromise the sterility of the product
Mar 21, 2019	Class II	Z-1308-2019	Process control	Voids in the seal or a partial seal results in an open channel and may compromise the sterility of the product
Mar 21, 2019	Class II	Z-1304-2019	Process control	Voids in the seal or a partial seal results in an open channel and may compromise the sterility of the product
Mar 21, 2019	Class II	Z-1309-2019	Process control	Voids in the seal or a partial seal results in an open channel and may compromise the sterility of the product
Mar 21, 2019	Class II	Z-1307-2019	Process control	Voids in the seal or a partial seal results in an open channel and may compromise the sterility of the product

The 5 latest of 6 recalls; the web page lists all.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

Its one ancestor has no recall.
Of its descendants, K183600 (Conmed Corporation, 2019) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K091930.

How does its category compare?

All GCJ devices

GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GCJ

21in 2025

2007high 31 (2023) · low 15 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCJ

108in 2025

2007high 122 (2010) · low 42 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GCJ

5in 2025

2007high 30 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GCJ

5,860in 2025

2007high 6,047 (2024) · low 1,319 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	18	42	12	1,639
2008	19	73	16	1,319
2009	21	85	6	1,995
2010	24	122	30	2,657
2011	15	113	9	2,133
2012	17	88	1	1,526
2013	15	93	7 (1)	1,565
2014	19	90	2	1,714
2015	26	76	0	1,710
2016	27	99	5	2,080
2017	20	77	1	3,468
2018	21	88	1	2,562
2019	15	60	0	2,578
2020	28	61	0	2,618
2021	18	116	0	3,431
2022	20	103	1	3,945
2023	31	109	1	6,002
2024	29	90	0	6,047
2025	21	108	5	5,860
2026	26	122	1	—

What is it indicated for?

The Anchor Tissue retrieval system by CONMED is a sterile disposable pouch used with a dedicated introducer for the encapture and removal of an organ or tissue from the body cavity during laparoscopic surgery.

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K172940 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K172940: ANCHOR Tissue Retrieval System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K172940

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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