# K962683: Snowden-Pencer Computerized High Flow Insufflator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Deknatel, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 10, 1997 after 184 days
- Product code: HIF (Insufflator, Laparoscopic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1730
- 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 K920986 (1992). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K920986: Snowden-Pencer High Flow Insufflator, SP/88-9700, Snowden-Pencer (1992) Summary page 2.
- K952508: Flow-Therme, Wisap #7642, Wisap Gesellschaft Fur Wissenschaftl. App. Bau Mbh (1995) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The Snowden-Pencer Computerized High Flow Insufflator is intended to provide intra-abdominal distention during laparoscopic surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962683
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology