# K231042: Disposable Laparoscopic Trocar

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Changzhou Ankang Medical Instruments Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Jun 8, 2023 after 57 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 K032676 (2003). 4 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K190029: Disposable Bladeless Trocar, Disposable Optical Trocar, Disposable Blunt-Tip Trocar, Disposable Spiral Trocar, Disposable Bladed Trocar, Changzhou Xin Neng Yuan Medical Stapler Co.,Ltd (2019) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The disposable laparoscopic trocar has applications in abdominal and gynecologic minimally invasive surgical procedures to establish a path of entry for endoscopic instruments.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K231042
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology