# K181488: LIGACLIP 12mm L Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Decided: Oct 30, 2018 after 146 days
- Product code: FZP (Clip, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4300
- 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 K864102 (1986). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K150840: Ligaclip 10mm M/L Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC (2015) Summary page 4.
- K864102: Ligaclip 20/20* Multiple Clip Applier, ETHICON, Inc. (1986) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Ligaclip® Endoscopic Rotating Multiple Clip Applier is intended for use on tubular structures or vessels wherever a metal ligating clip is indicated. The tissue being ligated should be consistent with the size of the clip.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181488
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology