# K182773: Single-Use Non-Stick Bipolar forceps Bayonet, Single-Use Non-Stick Bipolar Irrigating forceps, Single Use Non-Stick Bipolar Suction forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Faulhaber Pinzetten Ohg
- Decided: Oct 8, 2019 after 372 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 K884656 (1988). 4 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K101080: Non Stick Bipolar Forceps Model 07/XXX, Bipolar Forceps Model 08/XXX, Monopolar Forceps Model 09/XXX, Egon Faulhaber Surgical Instruments Pinzetten (2010) Summary page 4.
- K080187: Olsen Medical Single Use Bayonet Bipolar Irrigating Forceps, Olsen Medical (2008) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K191847: Adeor Medical nxt Non-stick Bipolar Forceps, Adeor Medical nxt Single-Use Non-stick Bipolar Forceps (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K233351: Single Use Non-Stick McPherson Bipolar Forceps, 110mm, 0.5mm Tip with Cable  (HNSAG-5110M); Single Use Non-Stick Jeweller Bipolar Forceps, 115mm, 0.5mm Tip with Cable  (HNSAG-5115J); Single Use Non-Stick Jeweller Bipolar Forceps, 115mm, 1.0mm Tip with Cable  (HNSAG-1115J); Single Use Non-Stick Adson Bipolar Forceps, 120mm, 1.0mm Tip with Cable  (HNSAG-1120A); Single Use Non-Stick Adson Bipolar Forceps, 120mm, 0.5mm Tip with Cable  (HNSAG-5120A); Single Use Non-Stick Adson Bipolar Force (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Faulhaber Single Use Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps sterile/ non-sterile and Single Use Non-Stick Bipolar Irrigating Forceps sterile/ non-sterile are intended for use by a physician familar with electrosurgery for bipolar coagulation and irrigation of tissue for general surgery. The bipolar forceps are used with the bipolar output for standard electrosurgical generators. The products are intended for single use and are provided sterile as well as non-sterile. Products supplied non-sterile must be cleaned, disinfected and sterilized prior to their use by the validated cleaning, disinfection and sterilization process. The bipolar forceps have not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures and should not be used for these procedures. The types of surgery intended are - General surgery - Laryngeal coagulation - Orthopedic coagulation - Thoracic coagulation - Neurosurgical coagulation - Gynecological coagulation (except for use in female sterilization) - Urological coagulation - Ear-, Nose-, Throat coagulation

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K182773
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology