# K992612: Endopath Endoscopic Tissue Fastening System with Coated Vicryl, Models SW210, SW220, SW220,SW230, SW212, SW222 and SW232

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 14, 1999 after 71 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K972679 (1997). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980022: Endopath Endoscopic Tissue Fastening System (Etfs), Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.
- K972679: Endopath Endoscopic Tissue Fastening System (Etfs), Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The ENDOPATH® Endoscopic Tissue Fastening System (ETFS) with Coated VICRYL® is intended for use in minimally invasive surgical applications where soft tissue is being approximated with interrupted stitches.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K992612
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology