# K960655: Aesop System and Accessories

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Computer Motion, Inc.
- Decided: May 3, 1996 after 78 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K931783 (1993). 1 ancestor in all.
330 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 332 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K931783: Aesop (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Pos, Computer Motion, Inc. (1993) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K973700: Hermes Operating Room Control Center (1998), 310 descendants of its own
- K980787: Hermes Operating Room Control Center with the Wom 20L Insufflator (1998), 300 descendants of its own
- K974771: Stryker SE5 Arthroscopy System with Hermes Voice Control (1998), 254 descendants of its own
- K991696: Stryker Hermes-Ready Total Performance System (1999), 253 descendants of its own
- K032117: Stryker Total Performance (TPS) System (2003), 238 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The intended use of the AESOP System is a robotic computer driven system whose function is to hold and position a lapsroscope. It is indicated for use in all forms of laparoscopic surgery. A few examples are cholecystecomy, laparoscopic hemis repair, and laparoscopic appendectomy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K960655
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology