K821994: The Disposable Linear Stapler has application in abdominal, thoracic, and pediatric surgery for resection and transection of internal tissues. The total thickness of the tissues being connected must be within the range of 1.0 to 3.0 mm.

K843034: The PLC50 has application in abdominal, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomoses.

K892927: The LCT75 has application in gastrointestinal and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomoses. Cartridges for the standard (PLC75) and Thick Tissue (LCT75) are interchangeable within these instruments.

K915099: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-out has applications multiple open or endoscopic procedures for the transection, resection and creation of anastomosis.

K930934: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Reloadable Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out has application in gastrointestinal and thoracic surgery for transection, resection and creation of anastomoses.

K935064: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out has application in multiple open or endoscopic procedures for the transection, resection, and creation of anastomoses.

K945202: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Reloadable Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out has multiple open or endoscopic procedures for transection. resection and/or creation of anastomoses.

K951546: [Verbiage for all of the various indication statements remain the same, plus] ... and can be used with staple line or tissue buttressing materials, such as bovine pericardium.

K961264: The ENDOPATH® EZ-RF Linear Cutter and Coagulation device has applications in open and minimally invasive surgical procedures for coagulation, transection, and resection of tissue. The bipolar feature is to be used only with the ERBE ERBOTOM ICC 350 or the Valleylab Force 2 electrosurgical generators.

K961390: The ENDOPATH ETS Endoscopic Linear Cutter and ETS-FLEX Endoscopic Articulating Linear Cutter have application in general, urologic, gynecologic, and thoracic surgery for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses.

K970720: The ENDOPATH EZ45 Endoscopic Linear Cutter has application in multiple open or other minimally invasive surgical procedures for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses and can be used with staple line or tissue buttressing materials, such as bovine pericardium. and

The ENDOPATH EZ45 No Knife Endoscopic Linear Stapler has application in multiple open or other minimally invasive surgical procedures for transection and resection, and can be used with staple line or buttressing materials, such as bovine pericardium.

Device Description

All device functions, scientific concepts, significant physical and performance characteristics (i.e. device design, materials, physical properties, etc.) have not changed from the above-mentioned 510(k)s.

AI/ML Overview

This document is a 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness for the ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutters. It is a submission to the FDA seeking clearance for these devices.

The document does not describe acceptance criteria, nor does it present a study proving the device meets specific performance criteria. Instead, it states that the device's functions, scientific concepts, physical and performance characteristics have not changed from previously cleared 510(k) devices. This type of submission relies on demonstrating substantial equivalence to predicate devices, rather than presenting new performance studies against specific acceptance criteria.

Therefore, I cannot provide the requested information regarding acceptance criteria and the study that proves the device meets them because this document does not contain that type of information. It explicitly states:

"All device functions, scientific concepts, significant physical and performance characteristics (i.e. device design, materials, physical properties, etc.) have not changed from the above-mentioned 510(k)s."
"The ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutters' performances have not changed from the above-mentioned 510(k)s."

This suggests that the performance metrics were established and validated for the predicate devices, and because the current device is substantially equivalent and unchanged in these aspects, no new performance studies are presented in this 510(k) submission.

Summary

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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC. a Johnson Johnson company

980023

MAR 1 8 1998

4545 CREEK ROAD
CINCINNATI, OH 45242-2839

510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness

Contact	Lorri Chavez, Project ManagerEthicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.4545 Creek RoadCincinnati, Ohio 45242Telephone: (513) 483-3513
Date prepared	January 2, 1998
Device	Name: ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear CuttersClassification Name: Endoscope and AccessoriesCommon Name: Linear CutterTrade Name/Proprietary Name: ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® LinearCutters
Legallymarketeddevices	Linear Stapler (LSR) - Rigid (K821994);Disposable Linear Cutter (K843034);PROXIMATE® Linear Cutter Thick Tissue Instrument (K892927);ENDOPATH® Endoscopic Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out andReloading Unit (K915099);ENDOPATH® Reloadable Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out andReloading Unit (K930934);Modified ENDOPATH® Endoscopic Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out andReloading Unit (No-Row) (K935064);Modified ENDOPATH® Endoscopic Reloadable Linear Cutter with SafetyLockout and Reload Unit (K945202);

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510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness, Continued

Legallymarketeddevices, cont'd	New Indication for ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutters andStaplers (K951546);ENDOPATH® EZ-RF Linear Cutter and Coagulation Device (K961264);ENDOPATH® ETS Endoscopic Linear Cutter and ETS-FLEX EndoscopicArticulating Linear Cutter Devices (K961390); and,ENDOPATH® EZ45 Endoscopic Linear Cutter and ENDOPATH® EZ45 NoKnife Endoscopic Linear Stapler (K970720).
Devicedescription	All device functions, scientific concepts, significant physical and performancecharacteristics (i.e. device design, materials, physical properties, etc.) have notchanged from the above-mentioned 510(k)s.
Intended use	The ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutters are intended fortransection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses.
Indicationsstatement	The ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutter indication statementshave not changed from the above-mentioned 510(k)s.
Technologicalcharacteristics	The ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutter technologicalcharacteristics have not changed from the above-mentioned 510(k)s.
Performancedata	The ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutters' performances havenot changed from the above-mentioned 510(k)s.

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

MAR 1 8 1998

Ms. Lorri Chavez Project Manager Requlatory Affairs Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. 4545 Creek Road 45242-2839 Cincinnati, Ohio

K980023 Re: Endopath® and Proximate® Linear Cutters Trade Name: Requlatory Class: II Product Code: GCJ Dated: January 2, 1998 Received: January 5, 1998

Dear Ms. Chavez:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions The general controls provisions of the Act of the Act. include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major requlations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. ਸੇ substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with ....... the current Good Manufacturing Practice requirement, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic (QS) inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory In addition, FDA may publish further announcements action. concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.

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This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling requlation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4595. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".

Sincerely yours,

Stephen Rhodes

Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use Statement (App. B)

Indications for Use Statement: Statement

510(k) Number: K 980023

Device Name: ENDOPATH® and PROXIMATE® Linear Cutters

K843034: The PLC50 has application in abdominal, pediatric and thoracic surgery for resection, transection and creation of anastomoses.

K915099: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-out has applications multiple open or endoscopic procedures for the transection, resection and creation of anastomosis.

K930934: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Reloadable Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out has application in gastrointestinal and thoracic surgery for transection, resection and creation of anastomoses.

K935064: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Linear Cutter with Safety Lock-Out has application in multiple open or endoscopic procedures for the transection, resection, and creation of anastomoses.

K945202: The ENDOPATH Endoscopic Reloadable Linear Cutter with ----------Safety Lock-Out has multiple open or endoscopic procedures for transection. resection and/or creation of anastomoses.

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Indications for Use Statement (App. B), Continued

K951546: [Verbiage for all of the various indication statements remain the Statement. continued same, plus] ... and can be used with staple line or tissue buttressing materials, such as bovine pericardium.

K961264: The ENDOPATH® EZ-RF Linear Cutter and Coagulation device has applications in open and minimally invasive surgical procedures for coagulation, transection, and resection of tissue. The bipolar feature is to be used only with the ERBE ERBOTOM ICC 350 or the Valleylab Force 2 electrosurgical generators.

K961390: The ENDOPATH ETS Endoscopic Linear Cutter and ETS-FLEX Endoscopic Articulating Linear Cutter have application in general, urologic, gynecologic, and thoracic surgery for transection, resection, and/or creation of anastomoses.

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Prescription Use
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(Per 21 CFR 801.109)

Over-the-Counter Use

Regulation Number and Section

§ 876.1500 Endoscope and accessories.

(a)
Identification. An endoscope and accessories is a device used to provide access, illumination, and allow observation or manipulation of body cavities, hollow organs, and canals. The device consists of various rigid or flexible instruments that are inserted into body spaces and may include an optical system for conveying an image to the user's eye and their accessories may assist in gaining access or increase the versatility and augment the capabilities of the devices. Examples of devices that are within this generic type of device include cleaning accessories for endoscopes, photographic accessories for endoscopes, nonpowered anoscopes, binolcular attachments for endoscopes, pocket battery boxes, flexible or rigid choledochoscopes, colonoscopes, diagnostic cystoscopes, cystourethroscopes, enteroscopes, esophagogastroduodenoscopes, rigid esophagoscopes, fiberoptic illuminators for endoscopes, incandescent endoscope lamps, biliary pancreatoscopes, proctoscopes, resectoscopes, nephroscopes, sigmoidoscopes, ureteroscopes, urethroscopes, endomagnetic retrievers, cytology brushes for endoscopes, and lubricating jelly for transurethral surgical instruments. This section does not apply to endoscopes that have specialized uses in other medical specialty areas and that are covered by classification regulations in other parts of the device classification regulations.(b)
Classification —(1)Class II (special controls). The device, when it is an endoscope disinfectant basin, which consists solely of a container that holds disinfectant and endoscopes and accessories; an endoscopic magnetic retriever intended for single use; sterile scissors for cystoscope intended for single use; a disposable, non-powered endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument intended for single use; a diagnostic incandescent light source; a fiberoptic photographic light source; a routine fiberoptic light source; an endoscopic sponge carrier; a xenon arc endoscope light source; an endoscope transformer; an LED light source; or a gastroenterology-urology endoscopic guidewire, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.(2) Class I for the photographic accessories for endoscope, miscellaneous bulb adapter for endoscope, binocular attachment for endoscope, eyepiece attachment for prescription lens, teaching attachment, inflation bulb, measuring device for panendoscope, photographic equipment for physiologic function monitor, special lens instrument for endoscope, smoke removal tube, rechargeable battery box, pocket battery box, bite block for endoscope, and cleaning brush for endoscope. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 876.9.