510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2014

Everest LP Bipolar Scissors and Gyrus LP Bipolar Scissors

K031081510(k) SpecialCleared May 21, 200347-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400Recalls 1

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Gyrus Medical, Inc. · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on May 21, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K904993 (Everest Medical Corp., 1991) after a 47-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991. It has been recalled once.

Decided: May 21, 2003
Review: 47 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEI
Recalls: 1
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K904993 (1991). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK904993 Laparoscopic Electrosurgical DeviceEverest Medical Corp. · 1991
This deviceK031081 Everest LP Bipolar Scissors and Gyrus LP Bipolar ScissorsGyrus Medical, Inc. · 2003

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K904993	Laparoscopic Electrosurgical Device	Everest Medical Corp.	1991	—
0 (this device)	K031081	Everest LP Bipolar Scissors and Gyrus LP Bipolar Scissors	Gyrus Medical, Inc.	2003	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031081, 1991–2003Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K904993	Laparoscopic Electrosurgical Device Summary page 1 …rs The device is a Class II medical dcvice. The Everest LP Bipolar Scissors and G p s ‘LP Bipolar Scissors are a modification to the predicate device cleared under K904993. The Bipolar LP Scissors are identical in construction (with the exception of shaft length) and in component materials when compa…	Everest Medical Corp.	1991	—

Also cleared against K904993: 11 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

Date	Class	Recall	Root cause	Reason
Aug 27, 2014	Class II	Z-0100-2015	Packaging process control	Due to an anomaly in the packaging process, it is possible that a defective seal could be present that may allow a breach of the package's sterile barrier and may compromise the sterility of the product.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

Its one ancestor has no recall.
11 other devices also cite its predicate K904993.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	50	51	21	2,795
2008	61	71	19	2,556
2009	42	130	27	3,591
2010	46	109	51	3,377
2011	35	135	32	4,463
2012	39	133	30	5,216
2013	48	136	13	4,897
2014	49	103	3	4,908
2015	47	123	4	4,936
2016	64	108	3	5,616
2017	52	72	2	6,073
2018	47	93	6	6,545
2019	48	93	5	7,067
2020	59	105	1	6,490
2021	46	146	6	6,354
2022	55	150	49	6,103
2023	65	104	27 (4)	7,176
2024	59	125	22 (10)	7,897
2025	52	113	4	7,592
2026	43	183	8	—

What is it indicated for?

Mechanical cutting and electrosurgical coagulation of tissue during the performance of laparoscopic and general surgical procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K031081 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K031081: Everest LP Bipolar Scissors and Gyrus LP Bipolar Scissors.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031081

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026