# K033584: Arthrocare Arthrowands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Nov 28, 2003 after 15 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: 5 generations back to K011083 (2001). 6 ancestors in all.
43 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 50 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K032504: Arthrocare System, Arthrocare Corp. (2003)

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K082323: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 19 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Apr 9, 2008 · Not classified · Z-2309-2008: Product is not secure in packaging, and movement may damage the product or render it non-sterile.

## Indications for use
The ArthroCare ArthroWands are 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 Soft Tissue — 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 Ligament — All Joints Loose Bodies — All Joints Meniscal Cystectomy — Knee Meniscectomy — Knee Plica Removal — All Joints Scar Tissue — All Joints Soft Tissue — All Joints Synovial Membrane — All Joints Tendon — All Joints Triangular Fibrocartilage (TFCC) — Wrist Villusectomy — Knee Coagulation ACUPCL — Knee Articular Cartilage — All Joints Carnal 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/K033584
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology