# K972504: MVM 3.3 MM Microendoscope

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 11, 1997 after 39 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.
118 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 119 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 no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K013165: Usa Series Laparoscopes (2002), 117 descendants of its own
- K091515: Spy Scope Intra-Operative Operating System (2009), 106 descendants of its own
- K101077: DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System, Model FF 100 (2011), 104 descendants of its own
- K124031: DA Vinci Fluorescence Imaging Vision System (2013), 103 descendants of its own
- K141077: DA Vinci Firefly Imaging System (2014), 87 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This instrument is indicated for use during general endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures, and,. using additional accesseries, to perform varioug diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972504
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology