# K051429: Claris Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Guenter Bissinger Medizintechnik GmbH
- Decided: Jul 29, 2005 after 58 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: 3 generations back to K923332 (1992). 5 ancestors in all.
21 later devices descend from it; 8 cite it directly.
0 of 27 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K992931: Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Silverglide Surgical Technologies (1999) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K070997: Doro Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Model 5001-XX to 5012-XX, Doro Bipolar Reusable Cables, Model 5015-XX (2007), 14 descendants of its own
- K083162: Stingray Electrosurgical Forceps (2009), 13 descendants of its own
- K093108: Stryker Bipolar Forceps (2010), 10 descendants of its own
- K152219: PK AIM (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K110143: Het Bipolar Electrocautery Forceps (2011), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Bissinger CLARIS NON-STICK bipolar forceps are designed to grasp, manipulate and coagulate selected tissue. It is to be connected through a suitable bipolar cable with the bipolar output of an electrosurgical generator. Bipolar Forceps must only be used with bipolar coagulation current. The Bissinger CLARIS NON-STICK bipolar forceps 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/K051429
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology