# K971420: Microendoscope (8755.401,411,461,451)/External Sheath (8755.221,222)/Veress Cannula (8755.211,212)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Oct 22, 1997 after 188 days
- Product code: HIH (Hysteroscope (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1690
- 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 K962799 (1996). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K962799: Miniature Laparoscope Set (Mini Lap), Richard Wolf GmbH (1996) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Surgy Needle VN-1500: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Veress Needle AN3SMM: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) OMS-PNS Pixie Microendoscope: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K041321: Veroscope Optical Veress Cannula & Dilation Tube System (2004), 1 descendant of its own
- K062097: Veress Cannula and Modular Veress Cannula (2006), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Microendoscope system is used to apply and maintain pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures and to provide access and visualization for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes for laparoscopic and hysteroscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K971420
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology