# K760733: Skin Staple Extractor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 3, 1976 after 36 days
- Product code: GAG (Stapler, Surgical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4740
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K955748: Doyle Extractor (1996), 2 descendants of its own
- K973497: Huberloc (1998), 1 descendant of its own
- K021916: Harmac Huber Needle Safety Device, H2984001 (2002), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K760733
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology