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Endopath Veress Needle

K910855510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 18, 199149-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Symbiosis Corp. · FHP Needle, Pneumoperitoneum, Simple

Cleared on Apr 18, 1991 after a 49-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Apr 18, 1991
Review
49 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FHP
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK910855 Endopath Veress NeedleSymbiosis Corp. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK121370 Vectec Disposable Pneumoperitoneum NeedleVectec · 2013

Most influential descendants

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  • K121370Vectec Disposable Pneumoperitoneum NeedleVectec · 2013 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K910855Endopath Veress NeedleSymbiosis Corp.1991—
+1K121370Vectec Disposable Pneumoperitoneum NeedleVectec2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K910855, 1991–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K121370Vectec Disposable Pneumoperitoneum NeedleVectec20130

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K121370 (Vectec, 2013) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FHP devices

FHP Needle, Pneumoperitoneum, Simple: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FHP

FDA has decided no FHP device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FHP

Too few FHP 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · FHP

No recall names FHP since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · FHP

1in 2020

2014: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FHP, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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510(k) Report. “K910855: Endopath Veress Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K910855

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026