# K182340: NICO Myriad

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Nico Corporation
- Decided: Sep 20, 2018 after 23 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: 2 generations back to K955168 (1996). 4 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K161307: NICO Myriad, Nico Corporation (2016) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K191599: NICO Myriad NOVUS (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The NICO Myriad™ is a powered instrument consisting of a console, handpieces, and accessories intended to perform resection and removal of soft tissue and fluids under direct visualization. Types of direct visualization may include laparoscopic, pelviscopic, endoscopic, percutaneous, and open. Applications include those when access to the surgical site is limited, such as Neurosurgical/Spinal and ENT/Otolaryngological. Specific neurosurgical indications may include diseases such as the following: * Primary/Secondary Brain Tumors * Vascular Abnormalities/Malformations (e.g., hemangiomas, cavernomas, and hematoma evacuation) * Intraventricular Tumors/Cysts

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K182340
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology