# K993625: Insufflation Needle- 120MM, Model 900-200

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Genicon, LC
- Decided: Jun 20, 2000 after 238 days
- Product code: HIF (Insufflator, Laparoscopic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1730
- 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; 2 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 FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Apple Medical’s Pneumo-Matic Insufflation Needle: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K111441: Unimax Veress Needle (2011), 10 descendants of its own
- K150068: Unimicro Veress Needle (2015), 4 descendants of its own
- K171139: LaparoLight Veress Needle (2017), 3 descendants of its own
- K232464: VereSee Optical Veres Needle System (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K172120: Veress Needle (2017), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The GeniCon Pnugmo — Needle is intended for percutancous insertion into the peritoneal cavity for the purspose of insufflation with carbon dioxide to establish pneumoperitoneum prior to the placement of trocars during laparoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K993625
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology