# K014222: Arthrocare Controller, Patient Cable, Foot Control, Power Cord

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Jan 18, 2002 after 23 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: 6 generations back to K936109 (1994). 26 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 29 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K012519: Arthrocare Electrosurgery Wands, Arthrocare Corp. (2001) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K020622: Arthrocare Controller (System 2000 and 8000); Arthrocare Cable; Foot Control; Power Cord; and Wands (2002), 1 descendant of its own
- K022475: Modification to Arthrocare Controller (System 2000 and 8000), Arthrocare Patient Cable, Foot Control, Power Cord, Wands (2002), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Electrosurgery System is intended for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in open, laparoscopic, and endoscopic general surgery and general gynecology procedures. Representative procedures may include the following: General Surgery cholecystectomy lysis of adhesions upper GI GI (other) splenectomy thyroidectomy herniorrhaphy breast biopsy bowel resection pelvic adhesiolysis removal of lesions removal of polyps tumor biopsy Gynecological Surgery lysis of adhesions hysterectomy salpingo-oophorectomy burch colposuspension myomectomy endometriosis ovariohysterectomy removal of tumors

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K014222
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology