# K982133: Olympus Endoscopic System Lumbar Hernia Discectomy and Its Ancillary Equipment

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: The Olympus Optical Co.
- Decided: Oct 22, 1998 after 127 days
- Product code: HRX (Arthroscope)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.1100
- 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 K950130 (1995). 4 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K955471: Incl Endoscope, Sofamor Danek USA,Inc. (1995) Summary page 4.
- K950501: Danek Rigid Arthroscope, Sofamor Danek USA,Inc. (1995) Summary page 4.
- K950130: Micro-Endo (TM) Instruments, Sofamor Danek USA,Inc. (1995) Summary page 4.
- K951354: Olympus Arthroscopy System, Olympus America, Inc. (1995) Summary page 5.
- (no number) Sofamor Danek’s MED MicroEndoscopic Discectomy System: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K043128: Olympus Endoarm (2004), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Olympus Endoscopic System for Lumbar Hernia Discectomy and its ancillary equipment are intended for visualizing lumbar disc, lumbar herniated disc material and lumbar paravertebral tissue, and aiding in search and removal of vertebral bone and nucleus material.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982133
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology