# K923170: Los Alamos Retractable Knife

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Innovative Surgical Technology, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 18, 1993 after 234 days
- Product code: GES (Blade, Scalpel)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4800
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have 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
- K032242: Personna Plus Safety Scalpel System (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Sep 29, 2009 · Not classified · Z-0522-2010: Potential sterility breach caused by excessive shipment damage.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K923170
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology