# K070958: Modification to Arthrocare Arthrowands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Apr 23, 2007 after 18 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: 7 generations back to K011083 (2001). 8 ancestors in all.
22 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 31 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052686: Arthrocare Arthrowands, Arthrocare Corp. (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K071963: Modification to: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 21 descendants of its own
- K072865: Modificaton to: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2007), 20 descendants of its own
- K082323: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 19 descendants of its own
- K082980: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 17 descendants of its own
- K083306: Modification to Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 14 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ArthroCare ArthroWands are indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures: Ablation and Debridement * ACL/PCL — Knee * Acromioplasty — Shoulder * Articular Cartilage — All Joints * Bursectomy — All Joints * Chondroplasty — All Joints * Facia — All Joints * Ligament — All Joints * Notchplasty — Knee * Scar Tissue — All Joints * Soft Tissue — All Joints * Subacromial Decompression — Shoulder * Synovectomy — All Joints * Tendon — All Joints Excision and Resection * Acetabular Labrum — Hip * Articular Labrum — All Joints * Capsule — All Joints * Capsular Release — Knee * Cartilage Flaps — Knee * Cysts — All Joints * Discoid Meniscus — Knee * Frozen Shoulder Release — Shoulder * Glenoidale Labrum — Shoulder * Lateral Release — Knee * Ligament — All Joints * Loose Bodies — All Joints * Meniscal Cystectomy — Knee * Meniscectomy — Knee * Plica Removal — All Joints * Scar Tissue — All Joints * Soft Tissue — All Joints * Synovial Membrane — All Joints * Tendon — All Joints * Triangular Fibrocartilage (TFCC) — Wrist * Villusectomy — Knee Coagulation * ACL/PCL — Knee * Articular Cartilage — All Joints * Carpal Ligaments — Wrist * Glenohumeral Capsule — Shoulder * Ligament — All Joints * Medial Retinaculum — Knee * Rotator Cuff — Shoulder * Tendon — All Joints * Wrist Tendons — Wrist

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K070958
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology