# K982013: MGB Lapalux Telescope

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mgb Endoskopische Gerate GmbH
- Decided: Oct 21, 1998 after 135 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 K935279 (1994). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K935279: Karl Storz Hopkins I Rigid Autoclavable Telescope, Karl Storz Hopkins II Rigid Autoclavable Telescope, KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K024251: Sightfix (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For use to allow access and observation of body cavities during endoscopic and/or laproscopic procedures: General endoscopic and laparoscopic surgical procedures. Plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgical procedures. Thoracic cavity diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Athroscopy of body joints during diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982013
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology