# K050308: Thermal Cautery Probe

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Starion Instruments
- Decided: Feb 25, 2005 after 17 days
- Product code: HQR (Apparatus, Cautery, Radiofrequency, Ac-Powered)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.4100
- 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 K000296 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K000296: Starion Cautery Hook, Starion Instruments (2000) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
For the simultaneous cutting and cauterization of soft tissue during surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050308
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology