# K170777: Bovie J-Plasma Precise FLEX Handpiece

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bovie Medical Corporation
- Decided: May 1, 2017 after 47 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: 9 generations back to K953074 (1995). 51 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 53 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K151325: Bovie J-Plasma Handpiece, Bovie Medical Corporation (2015). Our reading of the summary gave K152325, which is not a number in FDA’s lists. Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “Bovie J-Plasma Precise Handpieces”. Summary page 5.
- K152570: Bovie J-Plasma Precise 360 Handpiece, Bovie Medical Corporation (2015) Summary page 4.
- K170188: Bovie J-Plasma Precise Open handpiece & Bovie Ultimate Gen 2 High Frequency Electrosurgical Generator, Bovie Medical Corporation (2017) Summary page 4.
- K140378: Flexguide Ultra Beampath Robotic Fiber Conduit, Omniguide, Inc. (2014) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K202880: J-Plasma Precise FLEX Handpiece (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Bovie J-Plasma Precise Flex Handpiece is used for the delivery of radiofrequency energy and/or a helium gas plasma for electrosurgical cutting, coagulation, and ablation of soft tissue. It is intended for use with a grasper during minimally invasive surgical procedures. The Bovie J-Plasma Precise Flex Handpiece is compatible with Bovie Ultimate Electrosurgical Generators BVX-200H, and BVX-200P.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K170777
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology