# K024047: Erbe Vio Apc with Accessories

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Erbe USA, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 8, 2003 after 30 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 K894762 (1989). 3 ancestors in all.
25 later devices descend from it; 8 cite 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)
- K963189: Erbe Apc 300 Argon Plasma Coagulator and Accessories - Argon Plasma Coagulator and Accessories, Erbe USA, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K060183: Erbe Apc Integrated Filter Probes; Erbe Apc Integrated Filter Probe Adapter (2006), 16 descendants of its own
- K143306: ERBE WaterJet Model ERBEJET® 2 System with HybridAPC Probe (2015), 12 descendants of its own
- K171158: Single Use Electrosurgical knife (2017), 7 descendants of its own
- K100669: Canady Plasma Electrosurgical Unit Series with Accessory Probes and Blades (2011), 2 descendants of its own
- K243120: HybridAPC probe (2025), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The ERBE VI0 APC with Accessories is intended to deliver argon gas for argon plasma coagulation of tissue when used in conjunction with a compatible ERBE VI0 Electrosurgical Generator (ESU) and applicators or probes.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024047
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology