# K030551: Arthrocare Controller (System 2000 and 8000); Arthrocare Patient Cable; Foot Control; Power Cord; Wands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Mar 7, 2003 after 14 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K011083 (2001). 4 ancestors in all.
52 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 57 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020557: Arthrocare Controller; Arthrocare Cable; Foot Control; Power Cord; Wands, Arthrocare Corp. (2002)

## Most influential descendants
- K032504: Arthrocare System (2003), 51 descendants of its own
- K033584: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2003), 43 descendants of its own
- K052686: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2005), 26 descendants of its own
- K070958: Modification to Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 22 descendants of its own
- K071963: Modification to: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 21 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Aug 5, 2008 · Not classified · Z-1900-2009: Potential Sterility Loss-- Due to wearing or puncture in the Tyvek lid, the product may lose sterility.

## Indications for use
The ArthroCare ArthroWands are indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures:

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K030551
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology