510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2016Reprocessed Scissor Tips
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sterilmed, Inc. · NUJ Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed
Cleared on Feb 12, 2008 after a 53-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- Feb 12, 2008
- Review
- 53 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- NUJ
- Recalls
- 2
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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What was it cleared against? (4)
Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Snowden Pencer Switchblade® sterile electrosurgical scissors Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Microline Eversharp® sterile electrosurgical scissors Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Aesculap Disposable Scissor Insert sterile electrosurgical scissors Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Encision AEM® Scissor Insert sterile electrosurgical scissors Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2016 | Class II | Z-1846-2016 | Process design | Sterlilmed is recalling all unexpired Scissor Tips because of a potential manufacturing defect that can possibly result in a patient injury. |
| Aug 8, 2008 | Not classified | Z-0570-2009 | Packaging process control | SteriMed, Inc is conducting a product removal of a small group of devices individually packaged and sealed within a pouch. The removal is being conducted because the possibility exists that some of the pouches were not properly sealed on… |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All NUJ devicesNUJ Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · NUJ
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · NUJ
88in 2018
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · NUJ
11in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · NUJ
38in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code NUJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 161 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 74 |
| 2015 | 2 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2016 | 5 | 155 | 0 | 52 |
| 2017 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 51 |
| 2018 | 7 | 88 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 59 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | 2 | — | 0 | 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 92 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 11 | 38 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The reprocessed scissor tips are intended to be used with a reusable hand piece and are designed for use in minimally invasive and/or open surgical procedures to facilitate cutting, preparation, mobilization and coagulation of tissue.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K073613 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K073613: Reprocessed Scissor Tips.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K073613
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026