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Aed Bipolar Forceps, Model 13-1646

K081553510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 29, 2008118-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

National Advanced Endoscopy Devices, Inc. · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Sep 29, 2008 as substantially equivalent to K023813 (Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp., 2003) and 1 other predicate after a 118-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1994.

Decided: Sep 29, 2008
Review: 118 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEI
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K945975 (1994). 6 ancestors in all, the oldest K935237 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 4 generations backK945975 Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) ForcepsEverest Medical Corp. · 1994
3 generations backK971565 Bicoag Coagulating ForcepsEverest Medical Corp. · 1998
2 generations backK012279 Patton TripolPatton Medical Corp. · 2002
1 generation backK023813 Bipolar ForcepsRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2003
This deviceK081553 Aed Bipolar Forceps, Model 13-1646National Advanced Endoscopy Devices, Inc. · 2008

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−4	K945975	Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) Forceps	Everest Medical Corp.	1994	—
−3	K971565	Bicoag Coagulating Forceps	Everest Medical Corp.	1998	—
−2	K012279	Patton Tripol	Patton Medical Corp.	2002	—
−1	K023813	Bipolar Forceps	Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.	2003	—
0 (this device)	K081553	Aed Bipolar Forceps, Model 13-1646	National Advanced Endoscopy Devices, Inc.	2008	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1994	1	0
1999	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K081553, 1994–2008Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (2)

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	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K023813	Bipolar Forceps Summary page 1 …es (GEl, 21 CFR 878.4400) Predicate Devices: Bipolar Forceps, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments, Corp. K023813 Stryker Endoscopic Instruments and Accessories,…	Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.	2003	—
*	K935237	Stryker Endoscopic Instruments and Accessories Summary page 1 …Corp. K023813 Stryker Endoscopic Instruments and Accessories, Stryker Endoscopy, K935237 Device Description: AED Bipolar Forceps consist of * Standard insu…	Stryker Endoscopy	1994	2

Also cleared against K023813: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

The line of descent spans 14 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.1 years on median.
1 of the 6 ancestors has a recall of any class.
1 other device also cites its predicate K023813.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, 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	50	51	21	2,795
2008	61	71	19	2,556
2009	42	130	27	3,591
2010	46	109	51	3,377
2011	35	135	32	4,463
2012	39	133	30	5,216
2013	48	136	13	4,897
2014	49	103	3	4,908
2015	47	123	4	4,936
2016	64	108	3	5,616
2017	52	72	2	6,073
2018	47	93	6	6,545
2019	48	93	5	7,067
2020	59	105	1	6,490
2021	46	146	6	6,354
2022	55	150	49	6,103
2023	65	104	27 (4)	7,176
2024	59	125	22 (10)	7,897
2025	52	113	4	7,592
2026	43	183	8	—

What is it indicated for?

AED Bipolar Forceps are reusable devices (bipolar forceps/scissors and electrodes) that facilitate grasping, cutting and manipulation of soft tissue during laparoscopic procedures with the use of high frequency electrical current (bipolar electrocautery). AED Bipolar Forceps have not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal ligation/coagulation for sterilization procedures. Do not use these bipolar forceps for these procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K081553 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K081553: Aed Bipolar Forceps, Model 13-1646.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K081553

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026