# K073360: Proplate

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bio Protech, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 19, 2007 after 19 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: 3 generations back to K853291 (1985). 4 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030362: Skintact Cool Contact Electrosurgical Grounding Plates, Leonhard Lang GmbH (2003) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The PROPLATE of Bio Protech is a disposable, single use, neutral electrode, which provides a return path for high frequency electrical current to the ESU device.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K073360
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology