FDA Product Code FZP: Clip, Implantable

Under FDA product code FZP, implantable clips are cleared for soft tissue approximation, ligation, and fixation during surgical procedures.

These metal or polymer clips are used to occlude blood vessels, close tissue defects, and mark anatomical landmarks during open and minimally invasive surgery. They are used in vascular ligation, lymph node marking, and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

FZP devices are Class II medical devices, regulated under 21 CFR 878.4300 and reviewed by the FDA General & Plastic Surgery panel.

Leading manufacturers include United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc, Ethicon, Inc. and AtriCure, Inc..