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ES-2000 Shape Select Electrosurgical Scalpel

K012799510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 4, 200114-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Senorx, Inc. · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Sep 4, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K944602 (Valleylab, Inc., 1995) and 3 other predicates after a 14-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1979. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Sep 4, 2001
Review: 14 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEI
Recalls: None
Predicates: 4

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K790187 (1979). 4 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK790187 Bovie Hand ControlSybron Corp. · 1979
This deviceK012799 ES-2000 Shape Select Electrosurgical ScalpelSenorx, Inc. · 2001
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK070275 Flexible Loop Electrosurgical ElectrodeRubicor Medical, Inc. · 2007
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK021707 Single Step Biopsy Device, Single Step Surgical Handle, Single Step…Senorx, Inc. · 2002

Most influential descendants

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K070275Flexible Loop Electrosurgical ElectrodeRubicor Medical, Inc. · 2007 · cites it directly0descendants
K021707Single Step Biopsy Device, Single Step Surgical Handle, Single Step Driver, Single Step…Senorx, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K790187	Bovie Hand Control	Sybron Corp.	1979	—
0 (this device)	K012799	ES-2000 Shape Select Electrosurgical Scalpel	Senorx, Inc.	2001	—
+1	K070275	Flexible Loop Electrosurgical Electrode	Rubicor Medical, Inc.	2007	—
+1	K021707	Single Step Biopsy Device, Single Step Surgical Handle, Single Step Driver…	Senorx, Inc.	2002	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1995	1	0
2000	2	0

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2002	1	0
2007	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012799, 1979–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (4)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K944602	Valleylab Force FX Summary page 1 …Classification Name: Electrusurgical Cutting and Coagulation Devices and Accessories 878.4490 3. IDENTIFICATION OF PREDICATE DEVICES Force FX Valleylab, Incorporated, K944602 Surgitron IEC I Ellmar: International, Inc., K001253, K001407 Bovie Hand Control Sybror. Corporation, K790187 4. DESCRIPTION OF T…	Valleylab, Inc.	1995	—
*	K001253	Surgitron Iec II Summary page 1 …gulation Devices and Accessories 878.4490 3. IDENTIFICATION OF PREDICATE DEVICES Force FX Valleylab, Incorporated, K944602 Surgitron IEC I Ellmar: International, Inc., K001253, K001407 Bovie Hand Control Sybror. Corporation, K790187 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE The ES-2000 Electrosurgical Generator and…	Ellman Intl., Inc.	2000	—
*	K001407	Surgitron Iec II Summary page 1 …Devices and Accessories 878.4490 3. IDENTIFICATION OF PREDICATE DEVICES Force FX Valleylab, Incorporated, K944602 Surgitron IEC I Ellmar: International, Inc., K001253, K001407 Bovie Hand Control Sybror. Corporation, K790187 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE The ES-2000 Electrosurgical Generator and Shap.: Se…	Ellman Intl., Inc.	2000	—
*	K790187	Bovie Hand Control Summary page 1 …ION OF PREDICATE DEVICES Force FX Valleylab, Incorporated, K944602 Surgitron IEC I Ellmar: International, Inc., K001253, K001407 Bovie Hand Control Sybror. Corporation, K790187 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE The ES-2000 Electrosurgical Generator and Shap.: Select Electrosurgical Scalpel are designed to cut…	Sybron Corp.	1979	—

Also cleared against K944602: 21 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K070275	Flexible Loop Electrosurgical Electrode	Rubicor Medical, Inc.	2007	0
K021707	Single Step Biopsy Device, Single Step Surgical Handle, Single Step Driver, Single Step…	Senorx, Inc.	2002	0

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
Of its descendants, K070275 (Rubicor Medical, Inc., 2007) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
21 other devices also cite its predicate K944602.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	50	51	21	2,795
2008	61	71	19	2,556
2009	42	130	27	3,591
2010	46	109	51	3,377
2011	35	135	32	4,463
2012	39	133	30	5,216
2013	48	136	13	4,897
2014	49	103	3	4,908
2015	47	123	4	4,936
2016	64	108	3	5,616
2017	52	72	2	6,073
2018	47	93	6	6,545
2019	48	93	5	7,067
2020	59	105	1	6,490
2021	46	146	6	6,354
2022	55	150	49	6,103
2023	65	104	27 (4)	7,176
2024	59	125	22 (10)	7,897
2025	52	113	4	7,592
2026	43	183	8	—

What is it indicated for?

The SenoRx ES-2000 electrosurgical generator and accessories are intended

for general surgical procedures where electrosurgical cutting or coagulation

of soft tissues is required. It is not intended for use on the skin or where

electrosurgery is contraindicated.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

https://510kreport.com/device/K012799 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K012799: ES-2000 Shape Select Electrosurgical Scalpel.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012799

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026