# K964171: Vasoview Balloon Dissection System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Origin Medsystems, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 14, 1997 after 119 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.
80 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
5 of 81 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) ORIGIN Tapered Tip Balloon Dissection Cannula: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K981700: Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting System (1998), 68 descendants of its own
- K030512: Guidant Vasoview Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (2003), 62 descendants of its own
- K060723: 40 L High Flow Insufflator F113 (2006), 45 descendants of its own
- K063367: 45L Core Insufflator, Model F114 (2007), 44 descendants of its own
- K103692: Sugiquest Airsealoptical Trocar & Cannula System with Integrated Insufflator Dpis 2000 (2011), 35 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VasoView™ Balloon Dissection System has applications in minimally invasive surgery. Itis indicated when endoscopic surgery is indicated and may be used to form elongated working cavities during thoracoscopic procedures involving exposure and dissection of structures external to the parietal pleura, including, nerves, blood vessels and other tissues of the chest wall.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K964171
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology