# K024059: MBC Series

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Soring GmbH Medizintechnik
- 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 K954171 (1996). 2 ancestors in all.
26 later devices descend from it; 2 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)
- K993265: Soring GMBH, Arco 3000, Arco 2000, Arco 1000, MBC 601, MBC 600, Soring GmbH Medizintechnik (1999) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K052859: Aquamantys Pump Generator System (2005), 24 descendants of its own
- K063639: Aquamantys SS4.0 Bipolar Sealer, Model 23-121-1 (2007), 7 descendants of its own
- K111732: Aquamantys SBS 5.0 Sheated Biopolar Sealer (2011), 5 descendants of its own
- K132974: Aquamantys 2.3 Bipolar Sealer, Evs 4.0 Epidural Vein Sealer, Mini Evs 3.4 Epidural Vein Sealer, SBS 5.0 Sheathed Bipolar (2013), 4 descendants of its own
- K130110: Meddusa Bipolar System (2013), 4 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The devices are intended to cut and or coagulate (soft) biological tissue during surgical procedures. Typical users of this system are trained medical professionals.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024059
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology