# K973080: Surgical Vascular Clamp

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 23, 1998 after 189 days
- Product code: DXC (Clamp, Vascular)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.4450
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
11 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 12 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
- K072834: Sibel SA Vascular Clamp (2008), 7 descendants of its own
- K110148: Wexler Vascular Clamp Series (2011), 3 descendants of its own
- K011863: VCS-a Series Clamp (2002), 2 descendants of its own
- K123571: Cardio Vision Mics Aortic Clamps (2013), 1 descendant of its own
- K092544: Instrumed Vascular Clamps (2009), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
These devices are for temporary occlusion of blood vessels during vascular surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973080
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology