# K083528: Smith & Nephew Bipolar Adapter Cable, Model 72200022

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 28, 2009 after 61 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: 4 generations back to K991218 (1999). 14 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K061660: Stryker RF Parallel Bipolar Adaptor Cable, Stryker Instruments (2006) Summary page 1.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K052878: NT-1000, Neuro Therm, Inc. (2006). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K111262: Electrosurgical Monopolar Cable/Adapters, Electrosurgical Bipolar Cable/ Adapters, Bipolar Electrosurgical Cables, Monop (2012), 3 descendants of its own
- K241621: Da Vinci Monopolar and Bipolar Adapters (378896) (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K143662: Bissinger Monopolar Forceps and Cables (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K133167: Monopolar Cautery Cord, Bipolar Cautery Cord (2014), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Smith & Nephew Adaptor Cable is intended for connecting a Smith & Nephew Radiofrequency Denervation Probe to Smith & Nephew RF Lesion Generators.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K083528
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology