510(k) K032696

AUTO SUTURE ENDOSCOPIC (& OPEN) TA SURGICAL STAPLER, AUTO SUTURE ENDOSCOPIC (& OPEN) GIA SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc — Product Code GDW

K032696 is an FDA 510(k) premarket notification submitted by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc for the device "AUTO SUTURE ENDOSCOPIC (& OPEN) TA SURGICAL STAPLER, AUTO SUTURE ENDOSCOPIC (& OPEN) GIA SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT". The FDA issued a decision of Substantially Equivalent on December 1, 2003. The device falls under product code GDW (Staple, Implantable), a Class II device regulated under 21 CFR 878.4750. United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc has at least 10 other 510(k) clearances on record.