# K030720: Ultrablator Electrode

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Linvatec Corp.
- Decided: Jun 3, 2003 after 88 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 K944992 (1995). 3 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K993885: Ultrablator Electrode, Linvatec Corp. (2000) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K050923: Lightwave Integrated Electrode Ablator and Light Wave Integrated Electrode Suction Ablator (2005), 2 descendants of its own
- K083281: EL Lightwave Suction Ablator, Model EL-2000-S, Lightwave Suction Ablator, Model IA-2000-S, Lightwave Ablator, Model IA- (2009), 0 descendants of its own
- K052692: Suretek Medical Reprocessed Electrosurgical Electrodes (2006), 0 descendants of its own
- K033748: Trident Resection Ablator (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The UltrAblator Electrode is intended to be used in arthroscopic applications of resection, ablation, tissue modification, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and in coagulating soft tissues. Areas of application include knee, shoulder, ankle, wrist and elbow arthroscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K030720
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology