# K170296: CoreCath 2.7S

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic Advanced Energy
- Decided: Mar 20, 2017 after 48 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 K955247 (1996). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K120909: EC 2.7 Endoscopic Cutter, Medtronic Advanced Energy, LLC (2012) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The CoreCath 2.7S is a single use electrosurgical instrument designed to be used with flexible bronchoscopes and qualified electrosurgical units. It is indicated for cutting of soft tissue obstructions in upper airways and tracheobronchial tree, providing electrosurgical hemostasis, and evacuation of surgical smoke during such procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170296
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology