# K962799: Miniature Laparoscope Set (Mini Lap)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf GmbH
- Decided: Oct 11, 1996 after 85 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.
21 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 22 devices 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) Pre-enactment devices sold by Richard Wolf: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) 510(k) devices sold by Imagyn: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) 510(k) devices sold by Ethicon: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) 510(k) devices sold by Origin: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K982623: Aesculap Needlescopic Instrument System (1998), 17 descendants of its own
- K123102: Sovereign Mini (2013), 13 descendants of its own
- K173919: HX Device (2018), 8 descendants of its own
- K203603: Monopolar Hook (2021), 3 descendants of its own
- K143299: Percuvance (R) Percutaneous Surgical System (2015), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Miniature Laparoscope Set is used to apply and maintain pneumoperitoneum in the usual way, and to introduce telescopes and other auxiliary instruments, such as forceps and scissors for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962799
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology