# K014201: Aaron Reusable Electrosurgical Electrode

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aaron Medical Industries
- Decided: Feb 25, 2002 after 66 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K931338 (1994). 2 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K931338: 16 Electrodes (Blade, Ball, Needle & Loop), Aaron Medical Industries (1994) Summary page 1.
- K942986: Electrodes (Blade, Ball, Needle, and Loop), Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K161378: joimax Electrosurgical Instruments (2016), 1 descendant of its own
- K051956: DR. Oppel ST-501 (2005), 1 descendant of its own
- K211173: maxmorespine Bipolar Electrodes (2022), 0 descendants of its own
- K134036: Wavetronic 5000 Digital HF Surgical Unit (2015), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Aaron Reusable Electrosurgical Electrodes are non-sterile, reusable electrosurgical electrodes, used in conjunction with an electrosurgical handpiece and generator to deliver RF energy used to cut and excise tissue or to coagulate blood vessels during surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K014201
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology