# K020832: Arthrocare Controller, Arthrocare Cable, Foot Control, Power Cord, Wands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Apr 9, 2002 after 26 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 K000778 (2000). 6 ancestors in all.
40 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 47 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K011634: Arthrocare Controller, Model H2000; Arthrocare Cable, Model H0970-02; Footswitch, Model H2000-04; Powercord, Model H2000, Arthrocare Corp. (2001) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K040338: Arthrocare Controller, Cable, Foot Control, Power Cord, Wands, Models H0970-02, H2000-04, H2000-05, H0970-06 (2004), 24 descendants of its own
- K071963: Modification to: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 21 descendants of its own
- K072865: Modificaton to: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 20 descendants of its own
- K082323: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 19 descendants of its own
- K082980: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 17 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ArthroCare System 2000 is indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal, and neurosurgical procedures. The ArthroCare Orthopedic Electrosurgery System is indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in in orthopedic, arthroscopic, and spinal procedures. The ArthroCare Bipolar Loop is indicated for resection, ablation, and excision, as well as hemostasis of blood vessels in patients requiring endoscopic surgery for general urological procedures including transurethral prostatectomy (TURP), transurethral incisions in the prostate (TUIP), and non-malignant tumors of the bladder wall.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020832
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology