# K993045: Bariatric Laparoscope, Model 367

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Endoscopy
- Decided: Oct 27, 1999 after 47 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
No predicates in its family tree.
12 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (listed below).

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K910132: Stryker Laparoscope, Stryker Corp. (1991). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K161838: Xenocor Xenoscope Laparoscopic System (2016), 6 descendants of its own
- K193315: Xenocor Articulating Xenoscope Laparoscope (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K220872: Saberscope5 Laparoscope (2022), 2 descendants of its own
- K201151: O-Mec 690 Series Laparoscopes (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K211250: VisionPort System (2021), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
Laparoscopes are intended to be used by surgeons in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Laparoscopic minimally invasive procedures are performed in the abdominal cavity by means of small skin punctures that allow the insertion of the laparoscope and laparoscopic instruments. This includes, but is not limited to such uses as gallbladder and appendix removal, hernia repair, gastric bypass, laparoscopic Nissen and examination of the abdominal cavity, appendix, gallbladder and liver. Bariatric laparoscopes allow surgeons to perform procedures on morbidly obese segments of their patient population.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K993045
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology