# K093165: Arthrocare System 15000 Controller, Arthrowands

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Dec 4, 2009 after 59 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: 13 generations back to K011083 (2001). 27 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 28 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K090393: Arthrocare System 15000 Contoller, Model 72202149, Arthrocare Arthrowands, Model 72202139,72202141, 72202143, 72202144, Arthrocare Corp. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The ArthroCare System 15000 is 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); Acroniomioplast (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); Subacronmial Decompression (Shoulder); Synovectomy (All Joints); Tendon (All Joints). Excision and Resection: Acetabular Labrumn (Hip); Articular Labrumn (All Joints); Capsule (All Joints); Capsular Release (Knee); Cartilage Flaps (Knee); Cysts (All Joints); Discoid Meniscus (Knee); Frozen Shoulder Release (Shoulder); Olenoidale Labrumn (Shoulder); Lateral Release (Knee); Ligament (All Joints); Loose Bodies (All Joints); Meniscal Cystectomy (Knee); Meniscectorn (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); Rtator Cuff (Shoulder); Teno (All Joints); Wrist Tendons (Wrist).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093165
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology