# K041135: Vapr 3 Electrosurgical System and Vapr LD and LP Suction Electrodes

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Depuy Mitek, A Johnson & Johnson Company
- Decided: May 10, 2004 after 10 days
- Product code: HRX (Arthroscope)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.1100
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K963783 (1996). 5 ancestors in all.
10 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K002402: Vapr TC Electrode for Use with Vapr II Electrosurgical System, Mitek Products (2000) Summary page 1.
- K992876: Vapr 2.3 MM Side Effect Electrode for Use with Vapr System, Mitek Products (1999) Summary page 1.
- K002422: Varpr 3.5MM 90 Suction Electrode for Use with Vapr System, Mitek Products (2000) Summary page 1.
- (no number) VAPR LD Suction Electrode: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K082643: 3.5 MM Side Effect Electrode with Integrated Handpiece, Model 227301, 3.5 MM Angled Side Effect Electrode with Integrate (2008), 9 descendants of its own
- K100638: Vapr Vue Radiofrequency System ,Model 225024, VPR Vue Wireless Footswitch, Model 227214 (2010), 8 descendants of its own
- K152777: Bovie Disposable Bipolar Ablator (2016), 3 descendants of its own
- K161558: Bovie 3.3mm Disposable Bipolar Ablator 90°, Aspirating and Non-Aspirating, Bovie 2.4mm Disposable Bipolar Ablator 55°, Non-Aspirating,  Bovie 1.8mm Disposable Bipolar Ablator 60°, Non-Aspirating (2016), 2 descendants of its own
- K231126: Eblator Device (2023), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The VAPR 3 Electrosurgical System, when used with a VAPR Electrode, is intended for resection, ablation, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and coagulation of soft tissues in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, andle, elbow and wrist. The VAPR LD and LP Suction Electrodes, when used with the VAPR Electrosurgical System, are intended for resection, ablation, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and coagulation of soft tissues in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, andle, elbow and wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K041135
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology