# K982073: Anchor Laparoscopic Tissue Retrieval System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Anchor Products Co.
- Decided: Sep 22, 1998 after 102 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
No predicates in its family tree.
6 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K111845: The Espiner Sac or E Sac (2011), 5 descendants of its own
- K251743: SPI LaproSac™ Laparoscopic Single-Use Rip-Stop Nylon Specimen Retrieval System (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K200053: DANNIK Specimen Retrieval System with deployment mechanism, DANNIK Specimen Retrieval System (Bag Only) (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K181791: Simplystrong, Simplyezee (2018), 0 descendants of its own
- K180114: AEON Retrieval Bag (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Anchor Espiner Tissue Retrieval system is a sterile disposiable pouch that can be used with a dedicated introducer system for the encapture and removal of an organ, tissue, or fluid from the body cavity during laparoscopic surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982073
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology