# K033232: Colorado Microdissection Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Corp.
- Decided: Feb 25, 2004 after 142 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: 1 generation back to K000348 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K000348: Colorado Microdissection Needle, Stryker Leibinger (2000) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Colorado Biomedical product: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K072124: Black and Black Electrosurgical Cutting and Coagulation Forceps and Electrodes (2008), 1 descendant of its own
- K242370: Medline Microdissection Needle (4cm) (140936 (ESE104A)); Medline Microdissection Needle (3cm) (140937 (ESE103A)) (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K192128: Sutter Arrowtip Monopolar Electrodes (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K143662: Bissinger Monopolar Forceps and Cables (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K082584: Given Electrosurgical Needle (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Colorado MicroDissection Needle® is a monopolar electrosurgical instrument used for precision soft tissue dissection. Including but not limited to tonsillectomy and blepharoplasty. It is a single-use device intended for cutting, dissecting and cauterizing soft tissue. The Colorado MicroDissection Needle is not intended for use in the central nervous system or in the central circulatory system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K033232
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology