# K020579: Aaron Arthroscopy Electrode, Catalog Numbers AR00, AR01, AR02, and AR03

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aaron Medical Industries
- Decided: May 13, 2002 after 81 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: 2 generations back to K945030 (1994). 4 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K970066: Unimed Coated Laparoscopic/Arthroscopy/Suction-Irrigation Electrode, Unimed Surgical Products, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K170703: Single Use Arthroscopic Electrode (with Pencil) (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Aaron Arthroscopy Electrodes are sterile, single-use 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 arthroscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020579
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology