# K082568: Saline Enhanced Electrosurgical Resection (Seer) Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bovie Medical
- Decided: Nov 17, 2008 after 74 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: 1 generation back to K014260 (2002). 1 ancestor in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K014260: Tissuelink Solid Cylinder Monopolar Device, Tissuelink Medical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K121678: DTAD (2012), 2 descendants of its own
- K123429: Olympus Energy Power System (Eps) (2013), 1 descendant of its own
- K212650: Celeris, Disposable Sinus Debrider (2022), 0 descendants of its own
- K091440: Laparoscopic Resection Device, Model SR326L (2009), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Resection Device is a sterile, single use electrosurgical device intended to be used in conjunction with an electrosurgical generator for the delivery of radiofrequency ("RF") current and sterile saline for cutting and coagulating soft tissue. The device is not intended for contraceptive tubal coagulation (permanent female sterilization).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K082568
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology