# K000496: Evershears Bipolar Scissors

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Everest Medical Corp.
- Decided: Apr 24, 2000 after 69 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
17 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 18 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K024286: Gyrus Open Forceps (2003), 14 descendants of its own
- K081503: Aed Monopolar Lap Accessories (2008), 7 descendants of its own
- K103508: Unmiax Laparoscopic Instrument (2011), 6 descendants of its own
- K061975: Plasmaseal Open Forceps, Models 2103PK and 91701PK (2006), 4 descendants of its own
- K081766: PKS Omni Instrument (2008), 3 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K000496
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology