# K193315: Xenocor Articulating Xenoscope Laparoscope

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Xenocor, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 27, 2020 after 59 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- 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 K923982 (1993). 5 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K161838: Xenocor Xenoscope Laparoscopic System, Xenocor, Inc. (2016) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K220872: Saberscope5 Laparoscope (2022), 2 descendants of its own
- K260177: Saberscope™ Laparoscope (SAS-A-536L); Xenocor® Video Processing Unit (VPUX-1) (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K241502: P-Scope (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Articulating Xenoscope is intended to be used in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for endoscopy and endoscopic surgery within the thoracic and peritoneal cavities including the female reproductive organs.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K193315
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology