# K051627: Valleylab G3000 Electrosurgical Instrument

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Valleylab
- Decided: Jul 22, 2005 after 32 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: 1 generation back to K813071 (1981). 2 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K813071: E2508 Disposable Handswitching Pencil, Valleylab, Inc. (1981) Summary page 1.
- K861112: Model E2517 and Model E2503 Power Control Pencils, Valleylab, Inc. (1986) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K150735: Force TriVerse Electrosugical Device, Holster, 10-foot, Force TriVerse Electrosurgical Device, Holster, 15-foot (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K052692: Suretek Medical Reprocessed Electrosurgical Electrodes (2006), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Valleylab G3000 Electrosurgical Device is a single-use device intended for use in open surgical procedures (such as general, urologic, thoracic, plastic and reconstructive, gynecologic, arthroscopic) where the surgeon desires monopolar radio-frequency electrosurgical energy to cut and/or coagulate tissue. The G3000 Electrosurgical Device is intended for use with the Valleylab ForceTriad T Electrosurgical Generator and conventional monopolar electrosurgical elbctrodes, such as blade, needle, ball, LLETZ loop, and arthroscopic electrodes.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051627
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology