# K972927: Endoscopes W/Permanent and Removable Eyepiece, Panoview Plus Telescope W/Plug-on Connector

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Nov 6, 1997 after 90 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: 2 generations back to K930667 (1994). 4 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K951519: Weco Endoscopic System with Fiber Optic Light, Wells Johnson Co. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K960400: Diamond-Touch and Micro Diamond-Touch Instruments/Diamond-Line Instruments/Diamond-Port (Access Parts), Snowden-Pencer (1996) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Endoscope (Storz): named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) EndoPlastic™ Scope, 10mm (Snowden-Pencer): named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
Richard Wolf endoscopes for use in plastic surgery. are designed to visualize anatomy through natural and man-made openings in body cavities. The endoscope(s) may be used to visualize subcutaneous tissue when the indicated application is endoscopic plastic/reconstructive surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972927
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology