# K161481: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Oct 21, 2016 after 143 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
No predicates in its family tree.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K220563: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches, RF20000 COBLATION System, WEREWOLF COBLATION System, WEREWOLF+ COBLATION System (2022), 1 descendant of its own
- K242907: DELPHI System (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches is indicated for resection and ablation of soft tissue, and hemostasis of blood vessels less than 1 mm (via coagulation) in the following arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures: Joint | Ablation/Debridement | Excision/Resection All Joints (Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Wrist, Ankle, Elbow) | Articular Cartilage; Bursectomy; Chondroplasty; Fascia; Ligament; Scar Tissue; Soft Tissue; Synovectomy; Tendon | Articular Labrum; Capsule; Cysts; Ligament; Loose Bodies; Plica Removal; Scar Tissue; Soft Tissue; Synovial Membrane; Tendon Hip | | Acetabular Labrum Knee | ACL/PCL; Notchplasty | Capsular Release; Cartilage Flaps; Discoid Meniscus; Lateral Release; Meniscal Cystectomy; Meniscectomy; Villusectomy Shoulder | Acromioplasty; Subacromial Decompression | Frozen Shoulder Release; Glenoid Labrum Wrist | | Triangular Fibrocartilage

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K161481
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology