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Disc-FX System

K162490510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 6, 2017121-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Elliquence, LLC · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Jan 6, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K052241 (Ellman International, Inc., 2006) and 1 other predicate after a 121-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 2001.

Decided: Jan 6, 2017
Review: 121 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEI
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K010811 (2001). 6 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 5 generations backK010811 Perc-D SpinewandArthrocare Corp. · 2001
4 generations backK020621 Arthrocare Controller; Arthrocare Cable; Foot Control; Power Cord…Arthrocare Corp. · 2002
3 generations backK030954 Arthrocare Percd SpinewandArthrocare Corp. · 2003
2 generations backK053447 Arthrocare Perc-D SpinewandArthrocare Corp. · 2005
1 generation backK100353 Spinewand Surgical DeviceArthrocare Corp. · 2010
This deviceK162490 Disc-FX SystemElliquence, LLC · 2017

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−5	K010811	Perc-D Spinewand	Arthrocare Corp.	2001	—
−4	K020621	Arthrocare Controller; Arthrocare Cable; Foot Control; Power Cord; Wands	Arthrocare Corp.	2002	—
−3	K030954	Arthrocare Percd Spinewand	Arthrocare Corp.	2003	—
−2	K053447	Arthrocare Perc-D Spinewand	Arthrocare Corp.	2005	—
−1	K100353	Spinewand Surgical Device	Arthrocare Corp.	2010	—
0 (this device)	K162490	Disc-FX System	Elliquence, LLC	2017	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2006	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K162490, 2001–2017Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K052241	Disc-FX System Summary page 5 …gulation Device and Accessories; 21 CFR 878.4400 Class FDA Classification: Class II FDA Product Code: GEI, HRX Predicate Devices (807.92(a)(3)) • Disc-FX® System (K052241) • Arthrocare® Coblator IQTM Perc-D® Spinewand® (K100353) Device Description (807.92(a)(4)) The Disc-FX® System is a single…	Ellman International, Inc.	2006	—
*	K100353	Spinewand Surgical Device Summary page 5 …assification: Class II FDA Product Code: GEI, HRX Predicate Devices (807.92(a)(3)) • Disc-FX® System (K052241) • Arthrocare® Coblator IQTM Perc-D® Spinewand® (K100353) Device Description (807.92(a)(4)) The Disc-FX® System is a single-use, disposable kit which is intended for use in ablation and…	Arthrocare Corp.	2010	—

Also cleared against K052241: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

The line of descent spans 16 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.7 years on median.
None of the 6 ancestors has a recall.
3 other devices also cite its predicate K052241.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	50	51	21	2,795
2008	61	71	19	2,556
2009	42	130	27	3,591
2010	46	109	51	3,377
2011	35	135	32	4,463
2012	39	133	30	5,216
2013	48	136	13	4,897
2014	49	103	3	4,908
2015	47	123	4	4,936
2016	64	108	3	5,616
2017	52	72	2	6,073
2018	47	93	6	6,545
2019	48	93	5	7,067
2020	59	105	1	6,490
2021	46	146	6	6,354
2022	55	150	49	6,103
2023	65	104	27 (4)	7,176
2024	59	125	22 (10)	7,897
2025	52	113	4	7,592
2026	43	183	8	—

What is it indicated for?

The Disc-FX System is intended for use in ablation and coagulation of intervertebral disc material during discectomy procedures in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K162490 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K162490: Disc-FX System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K162490

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026