# K133167: Monopolar Cautery Cord, Bipolar Cautery Cord

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 7, 2014 after 82 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: 6 generations back to K991218 (1999). 19 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K111262: Electrosurgical Monopolar Cable/Adapters, Electrosurgical Bipolar Cable/ Adapters, Bipolar Electrosurgical Cables, Monop, Olsen Medical (2012) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The Monapolar and Bipolar Cautery Cords are intended for connecting monopolar/bipolar electrosurgical instruments to an electrosurgical generator to provide transmission of high frequency current from the electrosurgical generator to the surgical instrument.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K133167
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology