# K181653: Ethicon Circular Stapler, Ethicon Circular Stapler -XL Sealed

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Decided: Sep 18, 2018 after 88 days
- Product code: GDW (Staple, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4750
- 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 K940967 (1994). 2 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
2 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K983536: Proximate Curved and Straight Intraluminal Staplers, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (1998) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K201280: Ethicon Circular Stapler, Ethicon Circular Stapler -XL Sealed (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K260196: ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH21mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH25mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH29mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH33mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS21mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS25mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS29mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS33mm) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Ethicon™ Circular Staplers have applications throughout the alimentary tract for end-to-end, end-to side, and side-to-side anastomoses.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181653
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology