# K160041: Cobbra RF Tissue Dissector

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Elliquence, LLC
- Decided: Mar 7, 2016 after 59 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: 5 generations back to K933157 (1994). 22 ancestors in all.
6 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 29 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K142410: Elliquence Electrodes, Elliquence, LLC (2015) Summary page 5.
- K082786: Pulsar Generator, Peak Plasmablade; 4.0, Needle, and Ext Tissue Dissection Devices, Peak Surgical, Inc. (2008) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K183611: Soniquence RF Generator and Soniquence Electrodes (2019), 5 descendants of its own
- K212222: Soniquence Reusable 3 Button Fingerswitch Wand (2022), 1 descendant of its own
- K202562: Ellusa Generator, Ellusa Bayonet Tip, Ellusa RF-Cobb Tip, Ellusa SP-Pack and Tips, Ellusa Tip Set (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K254220: Reusable 3 Button Fingerswitch Wand (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K222425: Ellusa Reusable Neutral Plates (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Cobbra RF Tissue Dissector is intended for use by a physician familiar with resection, dissection, incision, and hemostasis in soft tissue surgical procedures. The types of surgery intended are: General surgery, Laparoscopic procedures, Endoscopic procedures, Open abdominal, Orthopedic coagulation, Thorascopic coagulation, Neurosurgical coagulation Gynecological coagulation, (except for use in female sterilization), Ear, Nose, Throat coagulation.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K160041
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology