# K231400: Bladeless Trocar – Artemis Lap Cannula

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation, Ltd.
- Decided: Aug 4, 2023 after 81 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: 4 generations back to K990028 (1999). 10 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K230058: Bladeless Trocar – Artemis Lap Cannula, T.A.G. Medical Products Corporation, Ltd. (2023) Summary page 4.
- K072674: Kii Trocar System, Applied Medical Resources Corp. (2007) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Artemis Lap Cannula has applications in abdominal, thoracic, and gynecologic minimally invasive procedures to establish a path of entry for minimally invasive instruments. Artemis Lap Cannula may be used for primary and secondary insertions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K231400
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology