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Aesop (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Pos

K931783510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 22, 1993227-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

Computer Motion, Inc. · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Nov 22, 1993 after a 227-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 333 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 22, 1993
Review
227 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GCJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

333 later devices descend from it, 7 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1996: 1 descendant cleared1997: 3 descendants cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared2005: 4 descendants cleared2008: 12 descendants cleared1999: 5 descendants cleared2018: 15 descendants cleared2003: 9 descendants cleared2007: 6 descendants cleared2009: 6 descendants cleared2002: 5 descendants cleared2006: 5 descendants cleared2013: 12 descendants cleared2010: 13 descendants cleared2020: 17 descendants cleared2023: 19 descendants cleared2004: 6 descendants cleared2016: 17 descendants cleared2012: 6 descendants cleared2015: 13 descendants cleared2024: 30 descendants cleared2022: 26 descendants cleared2011: 5 descendants cleared2017: 8 descendants cleared2025: 36 descendants cleared2021: 14 descendants cleared2026: 18 descendants cleared2019: 9 descendants cleared2014: 10 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK931783 Aesop (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal PosComputer Motion, Inc. · 1993
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 330 of its ownK960655 Aesop System and AccessoriesComputer Motion, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 310 of its ownK973700 Hermes Operating Room Control CenterComputer Motion, Inc. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 300 of its ownK980787 Hermes Operating Room Control Center with the Wom 20L InsufflatorComputer Motion, Inc. · 1998
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 254 of its ownK974771 Stryker SE5 Arthroscopy System with Hermes Voice ControlStryker Endoscopy · 1998
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 253 of its ownK991696 Stryker Hermes-Ready Total Performance SystemStryker Instruments · 1999

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11997: 31998: 31999: 52002: 52003: 92004: 62005: 42006: 52007: 62008: 122009: 62010: 132011: 52012: 62013: 122014: 102015: 132016: 172017: 82018: 152019: 92020: 172021: 142022: 262023: 192024: 302025: 362026: 18
1996high 36 (2025) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K960655Aesop System and AccessoriesComputer Motion, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly330descendants
  • K973700Hermes Operating Room Control CenterComputer Motion, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly310descendants
  • K980787Hermes Operating Room Control Center with the Wom 20L InsufflatorComputer Motion, Inc. · 1998 · 2 generations on300descendants
  • K974771Stryker SE5 Arthroscopy System with Hermes Voice ControlStryker Endoscopy · 1998 · cites it directly254descendants
  • K991696Stryker Hermes-Ready Total Performance SystemStryker Instruments · 1999 · 2 generations on253descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K931783Aesop (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal PosComputer Motion, Inc.1993—
+1K960655Aesop System and AccessoriesComputer Motion, Inc.1996—
+1K973700Hermes Operating Room Control CenterComputer Motion, Inc.1998—
+2K980787Hermes Operating Room Control Center with the Wom 20L InsufflatorComputer Motion, Inc.1998—
+1K974771Stryker SE5 Arthroscopy System with Hermes Voice ControlStryker Endoscopy1998—
+2K991696Stryker Hermes-Ready Total Performance SystemStryker Instruments1999—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199730
199830
199950
200250
200390
200460
200540
200650
200760
2008120
200960
2010130
201150
201260
2013120
2014100
2015130
2016170
201780
2018150
201990
2020170
2021140
2022260
2023190
2024300
2025360
2026180
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K931783, 1993–2026Source: 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? (333)

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7 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K960655Aesop System and AccessoriesComputer Motion, Inc.1996330
K973700Hermes Operating Room Control CenterComputer Motion, Inc.1998310
K974771Stryker SE5 Arthroscopy System with Hermes Voice ControlStryker Endoscopy1998254
K963126Aesop System and AccessoriesComputer Motion, Inc.199758
K972699Aesop 3000 System and AccessoriesComputer Motion, Inc.199757
K973249EndoassistArmstrong Healthcare, Ltd.19973
K050027Laparocision Scope Controller SystemGmp/Companies, Inc.20052

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, K960655 (Computer Motion, Inc., 1996) has gone furthest, with 330 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GCJ devices

GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GCJ

21in 2025

2007: 182008: 192009: 212010: 242011: 152012: 172013: 152014: 192015: 262016: 272017: 202018: 212019: 152020: 282021: 182022: 202023: 312024: 292025: 212026 (partial year): 26
2007high 31 (2023) · low 15 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCJ

108in 2025

2007: 42 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 85 days median2010: 122 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 88 days median2013: 93 days median2014: 90 days median2015: 76 days median2016: 99 days median2017: 77 days median2018: 88 days median2019: 60 days median2020: 61 days median2021: 116 days median2022: 103 days median2023: 109 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 108 days median2026 (partial year): 122 days median
2007high 122 (2010) · low 42 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GCJ

5in 2025

2007: 122008: 162009: 62010: 302011: 92012: 12013: 7, 1 Class I2014: 22016: 52017: 12018: 12022: 12023: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 30 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GCJ

5,860in 2025

2007: 1,6392008: 1,3192009: 1,9952010: 2,6572011: 2,1332012: 1,5262013: 1,5652014: 1,7142015: 1,7102016: 2,0802017: 3,4682018: 2,5622019: 2,5782020: 2,6182021: 3,4312022: 3,9452023: 6,0022024: 6,0472025: 5,860
2007high 6,047 (2024) · low 1,319 (2008)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071842121,639
20081973161,319
2009218561,995
201024122302,657
20111511392,133
2012178811,526
201315937 (1)1,565
2014199021,714
2015267601,710
2016279952,080
2017207713,468
2018218812,562
2019156002,578
2020286102,618
20211811603,431
20222010313,945
20233110916,002
2024299006,047
20252110855,860
2026261221—

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https://510kreport.com/device/K931783 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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