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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Medline ReNewal Reprocessed LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider

K182588510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 31, 201841-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400Recalls 5

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Surgical Instrument Service and Savings Inc.(Dba Medline Ren · NUJ Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed

Cleared on Oct 31, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K141153 (Covidien, 2014) after a 41-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1994. It has been recalled 5 times.

Decided
Oct 31, 2018
Review
41 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NUJ
Recalls
5
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K932293 (1994). 22 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK932293 Cabot Medical Bipolar Cutting ForcepsCabot Medical Corp. · 1994 · Recalled
  2. 6 generations backK981916 Ligasure Vessel Sealing SystemValleylab, Inc. · 1998
  3. 5 generations backK031011 Ligasure 5MM Laparoscopic Sealer-Divider, Model LS1500Valleylab, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  4. 4 generations backK102470 Lugasure Curved, Small Jaw, Open Sealer/DividerCovidien, Formerly Valleylab, · 2011
  5. 3 generations backK113572 Ligasure Curved, Small Jaw, Open Sealer/DividerCovidien, Formerly Valleylab, A Division of Tyco H · 2012
  6. 2 generations backK133338 Ligasure 5 MM Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider One-Step Sealing (LF 17XX)Covidien, Formerly Valleylab, A Division of Tyco H · 2013
  7. 1 generation backK141153 Ligasure; Curved Small Jaw Sealer/Divider, 5MM Blunt Tip…Covidien · 2014
  8. This deviceK182588 Medline ReNewal Reprocessed LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/DividerSurgical Instrument Service and Savings Inc.(Dba Medline Ren · 2018
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K932293Cabot Medical Bipolar Cutting ForcepsCabot Medical Corp.19943
−6K981916Ligasure Vessel Sealing SystemValleylab, Inc.1998—
−5K031011Ligasure 5MM Laparoscopic Sealer-Divider, Model LS1500Valleylab, Inc.20032
−4K102470Lugasure Curved, Small Jaw, Open Sealer/DividerCovidien, Formerly Valleylab,2011—
−3K113572Ligasure Curved, Small Jaw, Open Sealer/DividerCovidien, Formerly Valleylab, A Division of Tyco H2012—
−2K133338Ligasure 5 MM Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider One-Step Sealing (LF 17XX)Covidien, Formerly Valleylab, A Division of Tyco H2013—
−1K141153Ligasure; Curved Small Jaw Sealer/Divider, 5MM Blunt Tip Sealer/Divider…Covidien2014—
0 (this device)K182588Medline ReNewal Reprocessed LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/DividerSurgical Instrument Service and Savings Inc.(Dba Medline Ren2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199540
199610
200120
200510
200730
200910
201110
201320
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182588, 1994–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new NUJ device

  1. #1 K220411 Reprocessed LigaSure Curved, Small Jaw, Open…score 8.4 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K141153Ligasure; Curved Small Jaw Sealer/Divider, 5MM Blunt Tip Sealer/Divider, Maryland Jaw…
Summary page 5
…ory Class Class II Product Code NUJ Panel General & Plastic Surgery 510(k) Number K141153 Proprietary or LigaSure Maryland Jaw One Step Sealer/Dividers Trade Name mo…
Covidien2014—

Also cleared against K141153: 10 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Oct 1, 2025Class IIZ-0475-2026Under Investigation by firmMedline Renewal has determined that certain areas on the device have the potential to trap residual material, which may remain within the device and, in rare cases, become dislodged.
Oct 1, 2025Class IIZ-0476-2026Under Investigation by firmMedline Renewal has determined that certain areas on the device have the potential to trap residual material, which may remain within the device and, in rare cases, become dislodged.
Oct 1, 2025Class IIZ-0477-2026Under Investigation by firmMedline Renewal has determined that certain areas on the device have the potential to trap residual material, which may remain within the device and, in rare cases, become dislodged.
May 7, 2024Class IIZ-3093-2024Under Investigation by firmPotential for an incomplete seal on the packaging tray.
Aug 3, 2023Class IIZ-0118-2024PackagingVarious reprocessed Covidien LigaSure and Ethicon Harmonic devices may have an incomplete seal on the packaging tray.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 6 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.1 years on median.
  • 6 of the 22 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 10 other devices also cite its predicate K141153.

How does its category compare?

All NUJ devices

NUJ Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation Accessories, Laparoscopic & Endoscopic, Reprocessed: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NUJ

1in 2024

2008: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 12015: 22016: 52017: 32018: 72019: 12022: 22023: 12024: 1
2007high 7 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NUJ

88in 2018

2016: 155 days median2017: 49 days median2018: 88 days median
2007high 155 (2016) · low 49 (2017)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · NUJ

11in 2025

2008: 22023: 32025: 11
2007high 11 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · NUJ

38in 2025

2007: 42008: 42009: 12010: 92011: 22012: 392013: 1612014: 742015: 252016: 522017: 512018: 142019: 202020: 592021: 472022: 312023: 272024: 922025: 38
2007high 161 (2013) · low 1 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NUJ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—04
20081—24
20090—01
20101—09
20112—02
20122—039
20132—0161
20141—074
20152—025
20165155052
2017349051
2018788014
20191—020
20200—059
20210—047
20222—031
20231—327
20241—092
20250—1138
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Medline ReNewal Reprocessed LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider is a bipolar electrosurgical instrument intended for use in minimally invasive or open surgical procedures where ligation and division of vessels, tissue bundles, and lymphatics is desired. The LigaSure Sealer/Divider can be used on vessels (arteries and veins) up to and including 7 mm. It is indicated for use in general surgery and such surgical specialties as urologic, vascular…

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The Medline ReNewal Reprocessed LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider is a bipolar electrosurgical instrument

intended for use in minimally invasive or open surgical procedures where ligation and division of vessels, tissue bundles,

and lymphatics is desired. The LigaSure Sealer/Divider can be used on vessels (arteries and veins) up to and including 7

mm. It is indicated for use in general surgery and such surgical specialties as urologic, vascular, thoracic, and

gynecologic. Procedures may include, but are not limited to, Nissen fundoplication, colectomy, cholecystectomy,

adhesiolysis, hysterectomy, oophorectomy, etc.

The LigaSure system has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization

procedures. Do not use the LigaSure system for these procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K182588: Medline ReNewal Reprocessed LigaSure Maryland Jaw Sealer/Divider.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182588

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026