# K972693: Deroyal Industries, Inc. Surgical Eye Spear

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Deroyal Industries, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 30, 1997 after 74 days
- Product code: HOZ (Sponge, Ophthalmic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.4790
- 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 K923922 (1993). 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)
- K923922: Surgical Spears, Ultracell Medical Technologies, Inc. (1993) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K130117: Network Eye Spears, Points, Drains, Wicks and Shields (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DeRoyal Industries Inc., Surgical Eye Spear is to be used to absorb fluids from the operative field during ophthalmic and microscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972693
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology