# K093899: Mammotome Biopsy System for Molecular Imaging

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC
- Decided: Apr 29, 2010 after 132 days
- Product code: KNW (Instrument, Biopsy)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1075
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (listed below).

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K040753: R-Test Evolution 3, Novacor (2004). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Indications for use
The Mammotome Biopsy System is indicated to provide tissue samples for diagnostic sampling of breast abnormalities. * The Mammotome Biopsy System is intended to provide breast tissue for histologic examination with partial or complete removal of the imaged abnormality. • The Mammotome Biopsy System is intended to provide breast tissue for histologic examination with partial removal of a palpable abnormality. The extent of a histologic abnormality cannot always be readily determined from palpation or imaged appearance. Therefore, the extent of removal of the palpated or imaged evidence of an abnormality does not predict the extent of removal of a histologic abnormality, e.g., malignancy. When the sampled abnormality is not histologically benign it is essential that the tissue margins be examined for completeness of removal using standard surgical procedures. In instances when a patient presents with a palpable abnormality that has been classified as benign through clinical and/or radiological criteria (e.g., fibroadenoma, fibrocystic lesion), the Mammotome Biopsy System may also be used to partially remove such palpable lesions. Whenever breast tissue is removed, histological evaluation of the tissue is the standard of care. When the sampled abnormality is not histologically benign, it is essential that the tissue margins be examined for completeness of removal using standard surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093899
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology