# K123096: Reprocessed Vessel Sealer

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Sterilmed, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 25, 2013 after 115 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: 4 generations back to K932293 (1994). 10 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K092879: Ligasure 5MM Blunt Tip Laparoscopic Sealer-Divider, Valleylab (2009) Summary page 1.
- K031011: Ligasure 5MM Laparoscopic Sealer-Divider, Model LS1500, Valleylab, Inc. (2003)

## Most influential descendants
- K143260: Reprocessed Covidien LigaSure 5mm, Blunt Tip, Laparoscopic Sealer/Divider (2015), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The reprocessed vessel sealers are indicated for use in general and gynecological, laparoscopic surgical procedures where ligation of vasculature is desired. The reprocessed vessel sealers can be used to seal vessels up to and including 7 mm, lymphatics, and tissue bundles. The reprocessed vessel sealers can also be used to seal pulmonary vasculature when used with the ForceTriad energy platform.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K123096
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology