# K981700: Vasoview Dissection/Vessel Harvesting System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Origin Medsystems, Inc.
- Decided: May 29, 1998 after 15 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 K964171 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
68 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
5 of 70 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K964171: Vasoview Balloon Dissection System, Origin Medsystems, Inc. (1997) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K030512: Guidant Vasoview Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting System (2003), 62 descendants of its own
- K060723: 40 L High Flow Insufflator F113 (2006), 45 descendants of its own
- K063367: 45L Core Insufflator, Model F114 (2007), 44 descendants of its own
- K103692: Sugiquest Airsealoptical Trocar & Cannula System with Integrated Insufflator Dpis 2000 (2011), 35 descendants of its own
- K110294: High Flow Insufflation Unit Uhi-4 (2011), 32 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
has applications in minimally invasive surgery allowing access for vessel harvesting, and is primarily indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic vessel harvesting for arterial bypass. It is indicated for patients undergoing endoscopic surgery requiring tissue separation of the extraperitoneal or subcutaneous extremity and thoracic space. Extremity procedures include tissue dissection/vessel harvesting along the saphenous vein and the femoral vessels. Thoracoscopic procedures include exposure and dissection of structures external to the parietal pleura, including nerves, blood vessels and other tissues of the chest wall.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981700
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology