# K982816: Vnus Closure System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vnus Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 17, 1999 after 218 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K943450 (1995). 20 ancestors in all.
973 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 994 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K974521: Vnus Closure System, Vnus Medical Technologies, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.
- (no number) Cameron-Miller Vein Eraser System (Pre-enactment): named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K012398: Diomed 15 Diode Laser (2002), 714 descendants of its own
- K022266: Aurora SR (2002), 705 descendants of its own
- K020339: Dornier Diode Laser Family Medilas D, Medilas D Skinpulse & Medilas D Skinpulse S Laser System (2002), 695 descendants of its own
- K030186: Polris LV (2003), 680 descendants of its own
- K031671: Polaris WR (2003), 678 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VNUS® Closure™ System is intended for endovascular coagulation of blood vessels in patients with superficial vein reflux.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982816
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology