# K100638: Vapr Vue Radiofrequency System ,Model 225024, VPR Vue Wireless Footswitch, Model 227214

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy Mitek, A Johnson & Johnson Company
- Decided: Jun 18, 2010 after 105 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: 10 generations back to K931783 (1993). 49 ancestors in all.
8 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 58 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K041135: Vapr 3 Electrosurgical System and Vapr LD and LP Suction Electrodes, Depuy Mitek, A Johnson & Johnson Company (2004) Summary page 1.
- K083161: Zen Wireless Footswitch (W1000), Zen Wireless Footswitch Adapter (W1100), Conmed Linvatec (2009) Summary page 2.
- K053510: IR Wireless Foot Switch, Linemaster Switch Corp. (2006) Summary page 2.
- K033135: Stryker Wireless Universal Footswitch System, Stryker Endoscopy (2004) Summary page 2.
- K002422: Varpr 3.5MM 90 Suction Electrode for Use with Vapr System, Mitek Products (2000) Summary page 2.
- K082643: 3.5 MM Side Effect Electrode with Integrated Handpiece, Model 227301, 3.5 MM Angled Side Effect Electrode with Integrate, Depuy Mitek, A Johnson & Johnson Company (2008) Summary page 2.
- K992876: Vapr 2.3 MM Side Effect Electrode for Use with Vapr System, Mitek Products (1999) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K152777: Bovie Disposable Bipolar Ablator (2016), 3 descendants of its own
- K161558: Bovie 3.3mm Disposable Bipolar Ablator 90°, Aspirating and Non-Aspirating, Bovie 2.4mm Disposable Bipolar Ablator 55°, Non-Aspirating,  Bovie 1.8mm Disposable Bipolar Ablator 60°, Non-Aspirating (2016), 2 descendants of its own
- K231126: Eblator Device (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K251899: E Blator (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K173740: Reprocessed DePuy Mitek Ablation Wand (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DePuy Mitek VAPR Electrodes for use with all VAPR Electrosurgical Systems are intended for resection, ablation and excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and coagulation of soft tissue in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow, and wrist. The Mitek VAPR VUE Radiofrequency System is intended for resection, ablation and excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and coagulation of soft tissues in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow and wrist. The DePuy Mitek VAPR Electrodes for use with the VAPR VUE Radiofrequency System are intended for resection, ablation and excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and coagulation of soft tissue in patients requiring arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, ankle, elbow, and wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K100638
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology