# K122425: Vapr P50 Suction Electrode Vapr S90 Suction Electrode Vapr P50 Suction Electrode with Handcontrols VAPRS90 Suction Elect

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy Mitek, A Johnson & Johnson Company
- Decided: Nov 5, 2012 after 88 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
No predicates in its family tree.
6 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) VAPR LIDS Electrode: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) VAPR LPS Electrode: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) VAPR P90 Electrode: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) VAPR CP90 Electrode: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) VAPR CP90 Electrode w/Handcontrols: named in the summary without a submission number

## 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
- K173740: Reprocessed DePuy Mitek Ablation Wand (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DePuy Mitek VAPR Electrodes for use with the VAPR System are intended for resection, ablation, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels and coagulation of soft tissue in patients requiring arthroscpic surgery of the knee, shoulder, hip, ankle, elbow and wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K122425
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology