# K950502: CCD Endocam 5501

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: May 4, 1995 after 87 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.
14 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 15 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
- K983279: Endocam Camera Systems 5502 with Electronic CCD Endoscope (1998), 11 descendants of its own
- K982965: Endocam Camera Systems 5502/5507 with CR Camera Heads and Accessories (1998), 11 descendants of its own
- K023659: 1-CCD Endocam 5520 System (2003), 10 descendants of its own
- K080977: 3 CCD Endocam 5550 (2008), 7 descendants of its own
- K130423: The Richard Wolf Endocam Logic HD Camera System 5525 (2013), 6 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K950502
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology