# K992477: Rotosnare

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Inscope, LLC
- Decided: Aug 24, 1999 after 29 days
- Product code: FDI (Snare, Flexible)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.4300
- 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 K950496 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
17 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K950496: Snare, Flexible, Electrosurgical Cutting & Coagulation Device & Accessories, Boston Scientific Corp (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K131700: Sensation Short Throw, Captiflex, Captivator, Captivator II, Profile, Single-Use Polypectomy Snares (2013), 15 descendants of its own
- K133987: Captivator II,Single-Use Polypectomy Snares (2014), 10 descendants of its own
- K172729: Polypectomy Snare (2018), 5 descendants of its own
- K160637: Rotatable Snares (2016), 4 descendants of its own
- K172758: Rotatable Snares, Non-Rotatable Snares (2018), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The InScope, LLC rotatable snare is intended for the electrosurgical removal and cauterization of gastrointestinal tract polyps through an endoscope.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K992477
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology