# K041681: Atricure Dissector

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 1, 2004 after 10 days
- Product code: FTD (Lamp, Surgical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4580
- 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 K961122 (1996). 1 ancestor in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 3 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)
- K961122: Stryker Knifelight, Stryker Instruments (1996) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K111020: Atricure Dissector (2011), 1 descendant of its own
- K071180: Scintillant Surgical Light, Model 2644-01-0001 (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K232153: Avéli (2023), 0 descendants of its own
- K133425: Scintillant Dual Bent Tip Surgical Light, Scintillant Dual Straight Tip Surgical Light (2013), 0 descendants of its own
- K062727: Cardioblate Navigator Tissue Dissection Device (2006), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The AtriCure dissector™ is intended to dissect soft tissue during general, ENT, thoracic, urological and gynecological surgical procedures. The Dissector's battery-powered light source is used to navigate soft tissue for identification of anatomic structures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K041681
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology