# K972699: Aesop 3000 System and Accessories

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Computer Motion, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 19, 1997 after 154 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
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K931783 (1993). 3 ancestors in all.
57 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 61 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K931783: Aesop (Automated Endoscopic System for Optimal Pos, Computer Motion, Inc. (1993) Summary page 1.
- K960655: Aesop System and Accessories, Computer Motion, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K963126: Aesop System and Accessories, Computer Motion, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K991444: Hermes Control Center, with Control of the Aesop 3000HR (Hermes Ready). (1999), 40 descendants of its own
- K022393: Merdoc System (2003), 39 descendants of its own
- K121893: Stryker SDC3 HD Information Management System (2012), 14 descendants of its own
- K033135: Stryker Wireless Universal Footswitch System (2004), 13 descendants of its own
- K160332: Stryker SDC3 HD Information Management System with Wireless Device Control Capability (2016), 12 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The AESOP 3000 System is indicated for use in general thoracoscopy, general cardiothoracic surgery, general laparoscopy, nasopharyngoscopy, ear endoscopy, and sinuscopy where a rigid laparoscope/endoscope is indicated for use. A few examples of the more common endoscopic surgeries are laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic hernia repair, laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection, laparoscopically assisted hysterectomy, laparoscopic & thorascopic anterior spinal fusion, decompression fixation, wedge resection, lung biopsy, pleural biopsy, dorsal sympathectomy, pleurodesis, internal mammary artery dissection for coronary artery bypass, coronary artery bypass grafting where endoscopic visualization is indicated and examination of the evacuated cardiac chamber during performance of valve replacement. The users of the AESOP 3000 System are general surgeons, gynecologists, cardiac surgeons, thoracic surgeons, plastic surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, ENT surgeons and urologists.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972699
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology