# K082323: Arthrocare Arthrowands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Aug 28, 2008 after 14 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: 10 generations back to K011083 (2001). 22 ancestors in all.
19 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 42 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K072865: Modificaton to: Arthrocare Arthrowands, Arthrocare Corp. (2007) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K082980: Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 17 descendants of its own
- K083306: Modification to Arthrocare Arthrowands (2008), 14 descendants of its own
- K143235: RF20000a Controller, FLOW 50 Wand (2015), 4 descendants of its own
- K120791: Ambient Turboflash 90 Ifs (2012), 4 descendants of its own
- K162074: Werewolf RF20000 Controller, FLOW 50 Wand (2016), 3 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/K082323
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology