# K242923: SimpleSnip Endoscopic Suture Cutter (SC500160); SimpleSnip Endoscopic Suture Cutter (SC500230)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Envision Endoscopy
- Decided: Dec 20, 2024 after 87 days
- Product code: OCZ (Endoscopic Grasping/Cutting Instrument, Non-Powered)
- 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: 9 generations back to K932648 (1993). 17 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 18 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K150939: Ensizor Endoscopic Scissors, Slater Endoscopy, LLC (2015) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The SimpleSnip Suture Cutter is intended to cut sutures during all flexible endoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K242923
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology