# K120909: EC 2.7 Endoscopic Cutter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic Advanced Energy, LLC
- Decided: Nov 2, 2012 after 221 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: 2 generations back to K955247 (1996). 2 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K971328: Olympus CD-6C-1 Coagulation Electrode, Olympus America, Inc. (1997). Our reading of the summary gave K971321, FDA’s number for Osteo Compression Condyle Screw System (Osteonics Corp.). Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “Olympus CD-6C-1 Coagulation Electrode”.

## Most influential descendants
- K183240: Empower RF Catheter (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K200702: EasyPath RF Introducer Sheath (2021), 0 descendants of its own
- K170296: CoreCath 2.7S (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The EC 2.7 Endoscopic Cutter is a single use electrosurgical instrument designed to be used with flexible bronchoscopes and qualified electrosurgical units. It is indicated for cuffing of soft tissue obstructions in upper airways and tracheobronchial tree, and provision of electrosurgical hemostasis during such procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120909
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology