# K173495: Single Use Hot Biopsy Forceps FD-231

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
- Decided: Nov 30, 2018 after 382 days
- Product code: QEC (Forceps, Biopsy, Electric Surgical Hemostasis Within Tracheobronchial Tree)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.4300
- 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 K874314 (1987). 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)
- K160625: Disposable Hot Biopsy Forceps, Micro-Tech (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. (2016) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
This instrument has been designed to be used with an Olympus endoscope to electrosurgically collect tissue, to electrosurgically cauterize, or to perform electrosurgical hemostasis within the tracheobronchial tree. The product is only intended for adult populations.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173495
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology