# K173214: NES Reprocessed RF Stylet (RFS)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Northeast Scientific, Inc. (Nes)
- Decided: Mar 27, 2018 after 176 days
- Product code: NUJ (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed)
- 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: 10 generations back to K943450 (1995). 32 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 33 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052003: Vnus RFS, Model RFS-6-XX (XX = 10, 12, 13, & 15); Vnus RFS Flex, Model RFX-6-XX (XX = 10, 20, 30 & 40), Vnus Medical Technologies, Inc. (2005) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The NES Reprocessed RF Stylet (RFS) is intended for use in vessel and tissue coagulation including: - Treatment of incompetent (i.e. refluxing) perforator and tributaiy veins.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173214
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology