# K915099: Endopath Endos Linear Cut W/Saf Lock-Out/Reload UN

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 19, 1992 after 128 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
No predicates in its family tree.
89 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 90 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K980023: Endopath and Proximate Linear Cutters (1998), 88 descendants of its own
- K020779: Proximate and Endopath Linear Cutters and Staplers (2002), 87 descendants of its own
- K030653: Surgassist Straight Linear Stapler and Straight Linear 4 Row NO Knife Digital Loading Units with Reloads (2003), 46 descendants of its own
- K040398: Surgassist Straight Linear 4 Row NO Knife Dlus with Reloads (2004), 45 descendants of its own
- K040720: Surgassist Computer Mediated Linear Cutter Digital Loading Units, 30 MM, 55 MM, 75 MM (2004), 25 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K915099
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology