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Reprocessed Hand Activate Sealer/Divider

K111600510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 15, 2011160-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Ascent Healthcare Solutions · NUJ Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed

Cleared on Nov 15, 2011 as substantially equivalent to K070162 (Valleylab,A Division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP, 2007) after a 160-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1994.

Decided
Nov 15, 2011
Review
160 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NUJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K932293 (1994). 9 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK932293 Cabot Medical Bipolar Cutting ForcepsCabot Medical Corp. · 1994 · Recalled
  2. 3 generations backK981916 Ligasure Vessel Sealing SystemValleylab, Inc. · 1998
  3. 2 generations backK051644 Valleylab Forcetriad Electrosurgical GeneratorValleylab · 2005
  4. 1 generation backK070162 Forcetriad Electrosurgical Generator; Ligasure InstrumentsValleylab,A Division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP · 2007
  5. This deviceK111600 Reprocessed Hand Activate Sealer/DividerAscent Healthcare Solutions · 2011
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K932293Cabot Medical Bipolar Cutting ForcepsCabot Medical Corp.19943
−3K981916Ligasure Vessel Sealing SystemValleylab, Inc.1998—
−2K051644Valleylab Forcetriad Electrosurgical GeneratorValleylab2005—
−1K070162Forcetriad Electrosurgical Generator; Ligasure InstrumentsValleylab,A Division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP2007—
0 (this device)K111600Reprocessed Hand Activate Sealer/DividerAscent Healthcare Solutions2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199540
199610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K111600, 1994–2011Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K070162Forcetriad Electrosurgical Generator; Ligasure Instruments
Summary page 1
…Name: Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories Predicate Device 510(k) Title Manufacturer K070162 Forcetriad Electrosurgical Generator; Valleylab Ligasure Instruments…
Valleylab,A Division of Tyco Healthcare Group LP2007—

Also cleared against K070162: 8 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 17 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 9 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 8 other devices also cite its predicate K070162.

How does its category compare?

All NUJ devices

NUJ Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2011, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NUJ

1in 2024

2008: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 22016: 52017: 32018: 72019: 12022: 22023: 12024: 1
2007high 7 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NUJ

88in 2018

2016: 155 days median2017: 49 days median2018: 88 days median
2007high 155 (2016) · low 49 (2017)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · NUJ

11in 2025

2008: 22023: 32025: 11
2007high 11 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · NUJ

38in 2025

2007: 42008: 42009: 12010: 92011: 22012: 392013: 1612014: 742015: 252016: 522017: 512018: 142019: 202020: 592021: 472022: 312023: 272024: 922025: 38
2007high 161 (2013) · low 1 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NUJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—04
20081—24
20090—01
20101—09
20112—02
20122—039
20132—0161
20141—074
20152—025
20165155052
2017349051
2018788014
20191—020
20200—059
20210—047
20222—031
20231—327
20241—092
20250—1138
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Reprocessed Hand Activated Sealer/Divider can be used during open procedures to seal vessels up to and including 7mm, lymphatics and tissue bundles. The Hand Activated Sealer/Divider can also be used to seal pulmonary vasculature but only when used with the ForceTriad TM energy platform.

The device has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures, and should not be used for these procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K111600: Reprocessed Hand Activate Sealer/Divider.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K111600

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026