# K032504: Arthrocare System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Aug 21, 2003 after 8 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: 4 generations back to K011083 (2001). 5 ancestors in all.
51 later devices descend from it; 4 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)
- K030551: Arthrocare Controller (System 2000 and 8000); Arthrocare Patient Cable; Foot Control; Power Cord; Wands, Arthrocare Corp. (2003)

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K072865: Modificaton to: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 20 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The MhroCare System is indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures: ACUPCL — Knee Acromioplasty — Shoulder Articular Cartilage — All Joints Bursectomy — All Joints Chondroplasty — All Joints Facia — All Joints Ligament — All Joints Notchplasty — Knee Scar Tissue — All Joints SoftTissue — All Joints Subacromial Decompression — Shoulder Synovectomy — All Joints Tendon — All Joints Acetabular Labrum — Hip Articular Labrum — All Joints Capsule — All Joints Capsular Release — Knee Cartilage Flaps — Knee cysts — All Joints Discoid Meniscus — Knee Frozen Shoulder Release — Shoulder Glenoidale Labrum — Shoulder Lateral Release — Knee Ligainent — All Joints Loose Bodies — All Joints Meniscal Cystectomy — Knee Meniscectomy — Knee Plica Removal — All Joints ScarTissue — All Joints SoftTissue — All Joints Synovial Membrane — All Joints Tendon — All Joints Triangular Fibrocartilage (TFCC) — Wrist Villusectomy — Knee ACUPCL — Knee Articular Cartilage — All Joints Carpal Ligaments — Wrist Glenohumeral Capsule — Shoulder Ligament — All Joints Medial Retinaculum — Knee Rotator Cuff — Shoulder Tendon — All Joints Wrist Tendons — wrist

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032504
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology