# K121855: Resprocessed Serfas Energy Probe

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Sustainability Solutions
- Decided: Aug 16, 2012 after 52 days
- Product code: NUJ (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed)
- 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 K011083 (2001). 17 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 18 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K041810: Serfas Energy System, Stryker Endoscopy (2004) Summary page 1.
- K991960: Serfas, Serfas Generator, Serfas Console, Serfas Probe, Serfas Handpiece Cable, Serfas Footswitch, Stryker Endoscopy (1999) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Reprocessed SERFAS Energy Probe is a disposable, radio-frequency probe used in electrosurgical procedures for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue, as well as the hemostasis of blood vessels in patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for the knee, shoulder, ankle, hip, elbow and wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K121855
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology