# K200420: Echelon Contour Curved Cutter with blue reload, Echelon Contour Curved Cutter with green reload, Echelon Contour Curved Cutter reload, Blue, Echelon Contour Curved Cutter reload, Green

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Decided: Jun 29, 2020 after 130 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: 4 generations back to K843034 (1984). 6 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K091322: Contour Curved Cutter Stapler and Reloads, Models: CS40B, CS40G, CR40B, CR40G, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (2009) Summary page 4.
- K062869: Contour Curved Cutter Stapler and Reloads, Models CS40B, CS40G, CR40B and CR40G, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC (2007) Summary page 4.
- K040038: Curved Cutter Stapler, Models CS40B, CS40G; Reload for Curved Stapler, Models CR40B, CR40G, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (2004) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Echelon Contour™ Curved Cutter with Reload is intended for transection and resection in colorectal surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K200420
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology