# K070023: Microsurgeon Microwave Tissue Ablation Device, Model Mtad-100

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Microsurgeon, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 15, 2007 after 224 days
- Product code: NEY (System, Ablation, Microwave And 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: 4 generations back to K811390 (1981). 16 ancestors in all.
41 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 58 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K003978: Afx Microwave Generator, Flex Ablation Wand, Lynx Ablation Wand, Model Series 1000, P/N 102006, P/N 102007, Afx, Inc. (2001) Summary page 2.
- K013946: Flex 10 Accessory for the Afx Microwave Ablation System, Afx, Inc. (2002) Summary page 2.
- K011676: Vivawave Microwave System, Vivant Medical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K100744: Certus 140 Microwave Ablation System and Accessories, Model Certus 140 (2010), 39 descendants of its own
- K113237: Certus 140 2.45GHZ Ablation System (2012), 38 descendants of its own
- K133821: Emprint Ablation System (2014), 29 descendants of its own
- K163105: Emprint Ablation System (2016), 13 descendants of its own
- K183153: Microwave Ablation System (2019), 9 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The MicroSurgeon Microwave Soft Tissue Ablation Device is intended to be used for the surgical ablation of soft tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K070023
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology