# K121441: Cautery; Low Temperature (Fineadjustable Fine Tip, Elongated Fine Tip, Micro Fine Tip)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bovie Medical Corporation
- Decided: Jul 20, 2012 after 66 days
- Product code: HQP (Unit, Cautery, Thermal, Battery-Powered)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 886.4115
- 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 K810017 (1981). 11 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 14 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K945757: High Temperature Cautery Fine Adjustable, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945765: High Temperature Cautery, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945492: High Temperature Cautery, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945764: High Temperature Cautery Elongated Fine Tip, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K810909: Micro Cautery, Key Medical, Inc. (1981) Summary page 1.
- K810017: Microsurg Cautery, Medical Products Development, Inc. (1981) Summary page 1.
- K945760: High Temperature Cautery, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945759: High Temperature Cautery 5 Loop, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945493: Ophthalmic Cautery, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945762: Low Temperature Cautery Fine Tip, Adjustable, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.
- K945763: Low Temperature Cautery Elongated Fine Tip, Aaron Medical Industries (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K232805: Kronos Electrocautery Device (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K260287: SP Electrocautery Device (SP20) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Bovie Cautery Devices are used for stopping small bleeders in hemostasis and other similar uses.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K121441
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology