# K051947: Radionics Cusa Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System with Bone

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Radionics, A Division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP
- Decided: Aug 22, 2005 after 35 days
- Product code: LFL (Instrument, Ultrasonic Surgical)
- Device class: U
- 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 K884413 (1988). 7 ancestors in all.
29 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 37 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K981262: Cusa Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System, Valleylab, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.
- K801623: Cavitron Ultrasonic Surg. Aspir. Cusa, Cavitron Corp. (1980) Summary page 1.
- K020220: Ultrasonic Straight/Ultrasonic Knife/Ultrasonic Ring Currette, Synergetics, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K071669: Integra Selector Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System with Bone Tip (2007), 17 descendants of its own
- K081459: Cusa Selector NXT Ultrasonic Tissue Ablation System (2008), 16 descendants of its own
- K141668: Cusa Excel+ Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System (2014), 14 descendants of its own
- K161882: CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System (2016), 11 descendants of its own
- K182809: CUSA Clarity Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System (2018), 10 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The CUSA Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System is indicated for use in surgical procedures where fragmentation, emulsification and aspiration of soft and hard (e.g.: bone) tissue is desirable, including Neurosurgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Gynecological Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery and Thoracoscopic Surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051947
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology