# K180848: AMBIENT Super MULTIVAC 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: May 1, 2018 after 29 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: 13 generations back to K011083 (2001). 25 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K083306: Modification to Arthrocare Arthrowands, Arthrocare Corp. (2008) Summary page 6.

## Indications for use
The AMBIENT™ Super MULTIVAC™ 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches is indicated for resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissue and hemostasis of blood vessels in the following arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures. Ablation/Debridement All Joints (Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Wrist, Ankle, Elbow): Articular Cartilage; Bursectomy; Chondroplasty; Fascia; Ligament; Scar Tissue; Soft Tissue; Synovectomy; Tendon Knee: ACL/PCL; Notchplasty Shoulder: Acromioplasty; Subacromial Decompression Excision/Resection All Joints (Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Wrist, Ankle, Elbow): Articular Labrum; Capsule; Cysts; Ligament; Loose Bodies; Plica Removal; Scar Tissue; Soft Tissue; Synovial Membrane; Tendon Hip: Acetabular Labrum Knee: Capsular Release; Cartilage Flaps; Discoid Meniscus; Lateral Release; Meniscal Cystectomy; Meniscectomy; Villusectomy Shoulder: Frozen Shoulder Release; Glenoidale Labrum Wrist: Triangular Fibrocartilage (TFCC) Coagulation All Joints (Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Wrist, Ankle, Elbow): Articular Cartilage; Ligament; Tendon Knee: ACL/PCL; Medial Retinaculum Shoulder: Glenohumeral Capsule; Rotator Cuff Wrist: Carpal Ligaments; Wrist Tendons

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K180848
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology