# K120791: Ambient Turboflash 90 Ifs

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Arthocare Corporation
- Decided: Dec 11, 2012 after 271 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: 13 generations back to K011083 (2001). 25 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 30 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K083306: Modification to Arthrocare Arthrowands, Arthrocare Corp. (2008) Summary page 1.

## 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

## Indications for use
The Ambient TurboFlash 90 IFS Wand is indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures: Ablation and Debridement * ACL/PCL — Knee * Acromioplasty — Shoulder * Articular Cartilage — All Joints * Bursectomy — All Joints * Chondroplasty — All Joints * Fascia — All Joints * Ligament — All Joints * Notchplasty — Knee * Scar Tissue — All Joints * Soft Tissue — All Joints * Subacromial Decompression — Shoulder * Synovectomy — All Joints * Tendon — All Joints Excision and Resection * Acetabular Labrum — Hip * Articular Labrum — All Joints * Capsule — All Joints * Capsular Release — Knee * Cartilage Flaps — Knee * Cysts — All Joints * Discoid Meniscus — Knee * Frozen Shoulder Release — Shoulder * Glenoid Labrum — Shoulder * Lateral Release — Knee * Ligament — All Joints * Loose Bodies — All Joints * Meniscal Cystectomy — Knee * Meniscectomy — Knee * Plica Removal — All Joints * Scar Tissue — All Joints * Soft Tissue — All Joints * Synovial Membrane — All Joints * Tendon — All Joints * Triangular Fibrocartilage (TFCC) — Wrist * Villusectomy — Knee Coagulation * ACL/PCL — Knee * Articular Cartilage — All Joints * Carpal Ligaments — Wrist * Glenohumeral Capsule — Shoulder * Ligament — All Joints * Medial Retinaculum — Knee * Rotator Cuff — Shoulder * Tendon — All Joints * Wrist Tendons — Wrist

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120791
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology