# K965176: Pilling Weck 2 Piece Take-Apart Instruments

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Pilling Weck Group
- Decided: Mar 4, 1997 after 70 days
- Product code: OCZ (Endoscopic Grasping/Cutting Instrument, Non-Powered)
- 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 K952149 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K952149: Karl Storz Take-Apart Rotating Grasping Forceps, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K030919: Siss, Inc. (D.B.a.Medisiss) Reprocessd Electrosurgical Instruments and Accessories (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Pilling Weck 2-Piece Take-Apart Instrumentation is designed to be used endoscopically through cannulae to perform cutting, grasping, dissecting, retracting, and manipulating functions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K965176
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology