# K060823: Arthrocare Wands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Apr 10, 2006 after 14 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 K001588 (2000). 2 ancestors in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K053297: Arthrocare 8000S Coblator Surgery System, Arthrocare Corp. (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K063172: Arthrocare Cavity Spinewand (2007), 12 descendants of its own
- K091310: Ablation Instrument, Model 1635; Ablation Multiplex Catheter, Model 1682 (2010), 11 descendants of its own
- K142480: OsteoCool V-2 RF Ablation System (2015), 9 descendants of its own
- K152057: OsteoCool V-3 RF Ablation System (2015), 8 descendants of its own
- K161949: OsteoCool V-3 RF Ablation System (2017), 7 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Wands are intended for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal, and neurological procedures

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K060823
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology