# K183346: FLOW 90 Wand

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Jan 24, 2019 after 52 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: 15 generations back to K011083 (2001). 29 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 32 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K162074: Werewolf RF20000 Controller, FLOW 50 Wand, ArthroCare Corporation (2016) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K240964: FLOW 90? Wand (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K254122: FLOW FLEXTEND Wand (72290039) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The FLOW 90 Wand, used with the WEREWOLF COBLATION System, is indicated for the resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissues and hemostasis of blood vessels in the following arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures: Joint Ablation/Debridement Excision/Resection All Joints x Articular Cartilage x Articular Labrum (Hip, x Bursectomy x Capsule Knee, x Chondroplasty x Cysts Shoulder, x Fascia x Ligament Wrist, x Ligament x Loose Bodies Ankle, x Scar Tissue x Plica Removal Elbow) x Soft Tissue x Scar Tissue x Synovectomy x Soft Tissue x Tendon x Synovial Membrane x Tendon Hip x Acetabular Labrum Knee x ACL/PCL x Capsular Release x Notchplasty x Cartilage Flaps x Discoid Meniscus x Lateral Release x Meniscal Cystectomy x Meniscectomy x Villusectomy Shoulder x Acromioplasty x Frozen Shoulder Release x Subacromial x Glenoid Labrum Decompression Wrist x Triangular Fibrocartilage

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K183346
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology