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Cleared

Trocar System According to Hasson

K990237510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 12, 1999169-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Olympus America, Inc. · GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery

Cleared on Jul 12, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K923982 (Olympus Corp., 1993) and 1 other predicate after a 169-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1979.

Decided
Jul 12, 1999
Review
169 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GCJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K790071 (1979). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1993: 1 other ancestorK790071 · Endoscope and Accessories · Olympus Corp. · 1979 · recalled197519801985199019952000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K790071 · Endoscope and Accessories · Olympus Corp. · 1979 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK790071 Endoscope and AccessoriesOlympus Corp. · 1979 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK990237 Trocar System According to HassonOlympus America, Inc. · 1999
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K790071Endoscope and AccessoriesOlympus Corp.19796
0 (this device)K990237Trocar System According to HassonOlympus America, Inc.1999—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K990237, 1979–1999Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (7)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K923982Olympus Oes Laparoscopy System
Summary page 1
…CESSORIES) Classification: CFR 876.1500 Class 1I and CFR 884.1720 Class II Predicate Devices: Manufacturer Description 510(k) Olympus AS5676 11 mm Trocar Tube, 125 mm K923982 A5673 11 mm Trocar, 225 mm, Conical tip K923982 05203 Trocar 11 mm, with valve and conical K790071 tip Karl Storz 30103 GO Troca…
Olympus Corp.19931
*K790071Endoscope and Accessories
Summary page 1
…nufacturer Description 510(k) Olympus AS5676 11 mm Trocar Tube, 125 mm K923982 A5673 11 mm Trocar, 225 mm, Conical tip K923982 05203 Trocar 11 mm, with valve and conical K790071 tip Karl Storz 30103 GO Trocar, size 11 mm, consisting of: Unknown 30103 O Trocar only, with blunt tip 30103 G Cannula, 2 flang…
Olympus Corp.19796
*—Karl Storz 30103 GO Trocar, size 11 mm, consisting of 30103 O Trocar only, with blunt…
Named without a submission number
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*—Karl Storz 30160 C1 Cone for trocars size 6 mm, black
Named without a submission number
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*—Karl Storz 30101 Ct1 Cone for trocars size 7 mm, black
Named without a submission number
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*—Karl Storz 30103 Ci Cone for trocars size 11 mm, black
Named without a submission number
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*—Karl Storz 30101 C1 Cone for trocars size 13 mm, black
Named without a submission number
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Also cleared against K923982: 4 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • 2 of the 2 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K923982.

How does its category compare?

All GCJ devices

GCJ Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GCJ

21in 2025

2007: 182008: 192009: 212010: 242011: 152012: 172013: 152014: 192015: 262016: 272017: 202018: 212019: 152020: 282021: 182022: 202023: 312024: 292025: 212026 (partial year): 26
2007high 31 (2023) · low 15 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GCJ

108in 2025

2007: 42 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 85 days median2010: 122 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 88 days median2013: 93 days median2014: 90 days median2015: 76 days median2016: 99 days median2017: 77 days median2018: 88 days median2019: 60 days median2020: 61 days median2021: 116 days median2022: 103 days median2023: 109 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 108 days median2026 (partial year): 122 days median
2007high 122 (2010) · low 42 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GCJ

5in 2025

2007: 122008: 162009: 62010: 302011: 92012: 12013: 7, 1 Class I2014: 22016: 52017: 12018: 12022: 12023: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 30 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GCJ

5,860in 2025

2007: 1,6392008: 1,3192009: 1,9952010: 2,6572011: 2,1332012: 1,5262013: 1,5652014: 1,7142015: 1,7102016: 2,0802017: 3,4682018: 2,5622019: 2,5782020: 2,6182021: 3,4312022: 3,9452023: 6,0022024: 6,0472025: 5,860
2007high 6,047 (2024) · low 1,319 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GCJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071842121,639
20081973161,319
2009218561,995
201024122302,657
20111511392,133
2012178811,526
201315937 (1)1,565
2014199021,714
2015267601,710
2016279952,080
2017207713,468
2018218812,562
2019156002,578
2020286102,618
20211811603,431
20222010313,945
20233110916,002
2024299006,047
20252110855,860
2026261221—

What is it indicated for?

The Olympus Trocar System according to Hasson has been designed for first puncture technique according to Hasson in laparoscopic applications.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K990237: Trocar System According to Hasson.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K990237

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026