# K962474: Olympus FG Series of Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps (Urology)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Olympus America, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 20, 1996 after 178 days
- Product code: FBO (Cystourethroscope)
- 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 K955051 (1996). 1 ancestor in all.
9 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K955051: Olympus FG Series of Rat Tooth Grasping Forceps, Olympus America, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Olympus Pre-Amendment grasping forceps: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K061276: G-Prox Endoscopic Grasper (2006), 5 descendants of its own
- K061268: G-Lix Tissue Grasper (2006), 2 descendants of its own
- K100251: G-Cath Tissue Anchor Delivery Catheter, Models 205302, 205333 (2010), 1 descendant of its own
- K093018: G-Prox Endoscopic Grasper, Model 205333 (2009), 1 descendant of its own
- K080051: Virtual Ports Endoclear System (2008), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Olympus FG-6/7/8/9/42/47-1 grasping forceps are intended to be used to grasp tissue and/or retrieve foreign body, and excised tissue endoscopically.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962474
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology