# K962258: Endopath Endoscopic Articulating Stapler with Sweiveling Cartridge Tip

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 11, 1996 after 91 days
- Product code: GAG (Stapler, Surgical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4740
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) AutoSuture® ENDO Universal 65° Disposable Surgical Stapler: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
All of these devices are used for approximating tissue and affixing surgical mesh to tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962258
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology