# K091290: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Rotating Hook Knife, Model IN2508

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 29, 2009 after 181 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: 3 generations back to K970053 (1997). 7 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K082955: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Articulating Hook Knife, Model IN4505, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Rotating Hook Knife is a monopolar electrosurgical instrument intended for cutting, dissecting and cauterizing soft tissue during endoscopic electrosurgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K091290
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology