# K102273: Merit Bipolar Coagulation Probe

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 7, 2010 after 27 days
- Product code: KNS (Unit, Electrosurgical, Endoscopic (With Or Without Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.4300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K912129 (1991). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K912129: Dobbhoff (R) Bipolar Hemostatic Probe, Biosearch Medical Products, Inc. (1991) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Bipolar Coagulation Probe is intended to be passed through an endoscope's working channel to provide hemostasis throughout the gastrointestinal tract.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K102273
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology