# K124029: Microline Flexible Ligating Shears

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Microline Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 27, 2013 after 89 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
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K904578 (1990). 11 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K062257: Starion Instruments Thermal Litigating Shears, Starion Instruments (2006) Summary page 1.
- K122299: Spider Surgical Instruments, Flexible Monopolar Grasper Wavy Ratcheted, Spider Surgical Instruments, Flexible Monopolar, Transenterix, Inc. (2012) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Microline Flexible Ligating Shears are intended for simultaneous cutting and cauterization of soft tissue during minimally invasive abdominal laparoscopic surgery. The device may also be used for cutting natural, non-metallic sutures during surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K124029
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology