# K170703: Single Use Arthroscopic Electrode (with Pencil)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Modern Medical Equipment Manufacturing Limited
- Decided: May 31, 2018 after 449 days
- Product code: HRX (Arthroscope)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.1100
- 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 K945030 (1994). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020579: Aaron Arthroscopy Electrode, Catalog Numbers AR00, AR01, AR02, and AR03, Aaron Medical Industries (2002) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Single Use Arthroscopic Electrodes are indicated for single-use under sterile conditions with an electrosurgical pencil, a generator, neutral electrode and contact quality monitor (CQM) to deliver monopolar radiofrequency (RF) energy to cut and excise tissue or coagulate blood vessels during arthroscopic surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170703
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology