# K982991: Anspach Access Cranial Perforator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: The Anspach Effort, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 21, 1998 after 55 days
- Product code: HBF (Drills, Burrs, Trephines & Accessories (Compound, Powered))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.4305
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 2 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
- K082637: Cranial Perforator (2008), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For performing cranial trephination.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982991
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology