# K042077: Bitech Bipolar Scissors

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Guenter Bissinger Medizintechnik GmbH
- Decided: Oct 27, 2004 after 86 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: 2 generations back to K945975 (1994). 7 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K981361: Powerstar Bipolar Scissors, ETHICON, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.
- K972558: Bipolar Scissors, Enable Medical Corp. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K060232: Trokamed GMBH Electrosurgical Instruments & Accessories (2006), 1 descendant of its own
- K261179: AlphaTriPart - Monopolar MIC Instruments (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K082505: KLS Martin Electrosurgical Instruments (2009), 0 descendants of its own
- K073498: Laparoscopic and Electrosurgical Instruments and Accessories, Laparoscopy Rudolf System (2008), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
BiTech bipolar scissors are designed for dissecting, cutting and bipolar coagulation of tissue during general surgical procedures. The BiTech Bipolar Scissors has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures and should not be used for these procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042077
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology