# K110143: Het Bipolar Electrocautery Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Het Systems, LLC
- Decided: Jun 2, 2011 after 135 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: 7 generations back to K923332 (1992). 24 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 28 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K926414: Valleylab Macrobipolar Forceps Handpiece, E3200, Valleylab, Inc. (1993) Summary page 1.
- K992931: Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Silverglide Surgical Technologies (1999) Summary page 1.
- K093108: Stryker Bipolar Forceps, Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co KG (2010) Summary page 1.
- K051429: Claris Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, Guenter Bissinger Medizintechnik GmbH (2005) Summary page 1.
- K014216: Secca System, Curon Medical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K121085: Het Bipolar Ligator System (2012), 2 descendants of its own
- K140422: Het Systems, LLC, Het Bipolar Ligator System (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K200146: HET Bipolar Electrocautery Forceps, HET Bipolar Electrocautery Monitor (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
HET Bipolar Electrocautery Forceps is intended to be used for grasping, manipulating and coagulating soft tissue during general surgery. The accessory monitor provides power for a timer, a temperature sensor and an LED light source mounted on the disposable forceps.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K110143
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology