# K031080: Everest Bipolar Lyons Dissecting Forceps & Gyrus Bipolar Lyons Dissecting Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Gyrus Medical, Inc.
- Decided: May 16, 2003 after 42 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: 1 generation back to K904993 (1991). 1 ancestor in all.
155 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 157 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K904993: Laparoscopic Electrosurgical Device, Everest Medical Corp. (1991) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K061260: Intuitive Surgical Endowrist PK Dissecting Forceps, Models 400214 & 420214 (2006), 154 descendants of its own
- K090993: Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control Systems, Models IS1200, IS2000 and IS3000 (2009), 153 descendants of its own
- K123463: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci SI Surgical System Smartpedals (2012), 148 descendants of its own
- K131861: DA Vinci Surgical System, Endowrist Instruments and Accessories (2014), 124 descendants of its own
- K141077: DA Vinci Firefly Imaging System (2014), 87 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jul 24, 2013 · Class II · Z-1983-2013: On April 29, 2013 Olympus Surgical Technologies America R&D received results from an accelerated aging study conducted as part of a new market submission. The study found that one of 60 Dissector unit

## Indications for use
Electrosurgical coagulation, mechanical grasping and dissection of tissue during the performance of laparoscopic and general surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K031080
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology