# K973943: Instruments for Endoscopic Subfascial Harvesting of Veins (Eshv), Instruments for Endoscopic Subfascial Discision of Per

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Aug 27, 1998 after 315 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: 1 generation back to K964258 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K964258: Instruments for Endoscopic Subfascial Discision of Perforating Vins Esdp, Model 8781, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The ESHV (Endoscopic Subfascial Harvesting of Veins) instrument set is used for minimally invasive preparation and harvesting of the veins for use in cardiac and vascular surgical procedures. The intervention takes place under sterile conditions. The Veins dissector (stripper) is used for the blunt preparation of tubular structures, specifically for the free-preparation of vessels, e.g. the vein saphena magma. The ESDP (Endoscopic Subfascial Discision of Perforating Veins) instrument set is used for minimally invasive visualization, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures of subfascial veins in the lower extremities, e.g. the saphenous vein. The intervention takes place under sterile conditions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973943
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology