# K202709: Disposable Powered Endoscopic Linear Cutting Staplers and Cartridges

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ningbo Verykind Medical Device Co., Ltd.
- Decided: May 18, 2021 after 244 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 K051002 (2005). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K130653: Echelon Flex 45 Powered Articulating Endoscopic Linear Cutter; Echelon Flex 60 Powered Articulating Endoscopic Linear CU, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC (2013) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
Disposable Powered Endoscopic Linear Cutting Staplers and cartridges are intended for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses. The instruments have application in multiple open or minimally invasive general, gynecologic, abdominal, thoracic, and pediatric surgical procedures

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K202709
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology