# K963115: Trocar Cannula

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc
- Decided: Feb 12, 1997 after 184 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 K954108 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K954108: Modified Versaport, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K043594: Vanguard Reprocessed Bladed Trocar, Non-Bladed Trocar, Trocar Accessories (2005), 3 descendants of its own
- K062497: Reprocessed Trocars (2007), 2 descendants of its own
- K132629: Reprocessed Dilating Tip Trocars (2013), 0 descendants of its own
- K100080: Reprocessed Trocars, Model B5LT and CB5LT (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Both the Auto Suture* Cannula™* and the Auto Suture* Modified Versaport* Trocar (K954108) are intended for use in a variety of gynecologic, general, thoracic, and urologic endoscopic procedures to create and maintain a port of entry

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K963115
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology