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Plasmatrode Saline Safe Tur Electrode

K122716510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 17, 2013224-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Cook Ireland, Ltd. · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Apr 17, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K935874 (Cook Urological, Inc., 1994) and 3 other predicates after a 224-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1991.

Decided
Apr 17, 2013
Review
224 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K911904 (1991). 20 ancestors in all, the oldest K903323 (1990). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK911904 Models Ues-10 & PSD-10Olympus Corp. · 1991
  2. 5 generations backK970184 Olympus Ues-20 Electrosurgical System and Its Associated AccessoriesOlympus America, Inc. · 1997
  3. 4 generations backK023767 Ues-30 Electrosurgical Unit and It's Associated AccessoriesThe Olympus Optical Co. · 2002
  4. 3 generations backK030194 Xues-41 Endoscopic Electrosurgical UnitThe Olympus Optical Co. · 2003 · Recalled
  5. 2 generations backK100275 Working Element, Resection Button Electrode for Plasma Vaporizaton…Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH · 2010 · Recalled
  6. 1 generation backK102781 Resection Button Electrode for Plasma Vaporization, HF-Resection…Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH · 2011 · Recalled
  7. This deviceK122716 Plasmatrode Saline Safe Tur ElectrodeCook Ireland, Ltd. · 2013
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K911904Models Ues-10 & PSD-10Olympus Corp.1991—
−5K970184Olympus Ues-20 Electrosurgical System and Its Associated AccessoriesOlympus America, Inc.1997—
−4K023767Ues-30 Electrosurgical Unit and It's Associated AccessoriesThe Olympus Optical Co.2002—
−3K030194Xues-41 Endoscopic Electrosurgical UnitThe Olympus Optical Co.20033
−2K100275Working Element, Resection Button Electrode for Plasma Vaporizaton…Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH20101
−1K102781Resection Button Electrode for Plasma Vaporization, HF-Resection Electrode…Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH20111
0 (this device)K122716Plasmatrode Saline Safe Tur ElectrodeCook Ireland, Ltd.2013—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199420
199610
199710
199810
199940
200030
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K122716, 1991–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (4)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K935874Cook Coagulator Probe
Summary page 1
…CER 878.4400, Product Code: GEl) Predicate Devices: COOKS Single-Use REF Electrode (COOK® Coagulator Probe, K935874), Gymus PK®'Plasma VTm Vaporization Electrode (K990628 - Gymos Endourology System) and the Olympus PK®…
Cook Urological, Inc.1994—
*K990628Gyrus Endourology System
Summary page 1
…COOKS Single-Use REF Electrode (COOK® Coagulator Probe, K935874), Gymus PK®'Plasma VTm Vaporization Electrode (K990628 - Gymos Endourology System) and the Olympus PK® PlasmabuttonT ~lVapourization Electrode (K 100275 and…
Gyrus Medical, Ltd.1999—
*K100275Working Element, Resection Button Electrode for Plasma Vaporizaton, HF-Resection…
Summary page 1
…ization Electrode (K990628 - Gymos Endourology System) and the Olympus PK® PlasmabuttonT ~lVapourization Electrode (K 100275 and K102781 - HF-Rsection and Vaporization Electrode Series). Description of the The Plasmat…
Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH20101
*K102781Resection Button Electrode for Plasma Vaporization, HF-Resection Electrode Rollers and…
Summary page 1
…(K990628 - Gymos Endourology System) and the Olympus PK® PlasmabuttonT ~lVapourization Electrode (K 100275 and K102781 - HF-Rsection and Vaporization Electrode Series). Description of the The Plasmatrodeld Saline Safe TUR Electrode (also…
Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH20111

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.6 years on median.
  • 4 of the 20 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007: 502008: 612009: 422010: 462011: 352012: 392013: 482014: 492015: 472016: 642017: 522018: 472019: 482020: 592021: 462022: 552023: 652024: 592025: 522026 (partial year): 43
2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007: 51 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 130 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 135 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 72 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 146 days median2022: 150 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 113 days median2026 (partial year): 183 days median
2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007: 212008: 192009: 272010: 512011: 322012: 302013: 132014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 52020: 12021: 62022: 492023: 27, 4 Class I2024: 22, 10 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 8
2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007: 2,7952008: 2,5562009: 3,5912010: 3,3772011: 4,4632012: 5,2162013: 4,8972014: 4,9082015: 4,9362016: 5,6162017: 6,0732018: 6,5452019: 7,0672020: 6,4902021: 6,3542022: 6,1032023: 7,1762024: 7,8972025: 7,592
2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20075051212,795
20086171192,556
200942130273,591
201046109513,377
201135135324,463
201239133305,216
201348136134,897
20144910334,908
20154712344,936
20166410835,616
2017527226,073
2018479366,545
2019489357,067
20205910516,490
20214614666,354
202255150496,103
20236510427 (4)7,176
20245912522 (10)7,897
20255211347,592
2026431838—

What is it indicated for?

This device is used to vaporize and coagulate soft prostatic tissue during the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and for use with a compatible resectoscope.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K122716: Plasmatrode Saline Safe Tur Electrode.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K122716

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026