OLYPUS FG SERIES GRASPING FORCEPS
Device Facts
| Record ID | K962533 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | OLYPUS FG SERIES GRASPING FORCEPS |
| Applicant | Olympus America, Inc. |
| Product Code | EOQ · Ear, Nose, Throat |
| Decision Date | Aug 9, 1996 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 874.4680 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Intended Use
The Olympus FG series of grasping forceps are intended to be used to grasp tissue and/or retrieve foreign body and excised tissue endoscopically.
Device Story
Flexible shaft grasping forceps with proximal control handle; distal tip jaws actuated by handle; used during endoscopic procedures to grasp tissue or retrieve foreign bodies/excised tissue; operated by physician; provides mechanical assistance for tissue manipulation and retrieval; benefits patient by enabling minimally invasive removal of foreign objects or biopsy samples.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only.
Technological Characteristics
Flexible shaft, proximal control handle, distal grasping jaws. Reusable design. Materials and construction consistent with predicate Olympus FG series.
Indications for Use
Indicated for endoscopic grasping of tissue and retrieval of foreign bodies or excised tissue in patients undergoing endoscopic procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A bronchoscope (flexible or rigid) and accessories is a tubular endoscopic device with any of a group of accessory devices which attach to the bronchoscope and is intended to examine or treat the larynx and tracheobronchial tree. It is typically used with a fiberoptic light source and carrier to provide illumination. The device is made of materials such as stainless steel or flexible plastic. This generic type of device includes the rigid ventilating bronchoscope, rigid nonventilating bronchoscope, nonrigid bronchoscope, laryngeal-bronchial telescope, flexible foreign body claw, bronchoscope tubing, flexible biopsy forceps, rigid biopsy curette, flexible biopsy brush, rigid biopsy forceps, flexible biopsy curette, and rigid bronchoscope aspirating tube, but excludes the fiberoptic light source and carrier.
Predicate Devices
- Olympus FG Reusable Grasping Forceps (K955066)
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