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Erbe ESU Model VIO 3 with Accessories

K190823510(k) TraditionalCleared May 22, 201951-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

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

Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on May 22, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K083452 (Erbe USA, Inc., 2008) after a 51-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1994. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 22, 2019
Review
51 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K933002 (1994). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK933002 Erbotom Icc 350Erbe USA, Inc. · 1994
  2. 3 generations backK023886 Erbe Vio Esu with Accessories, Model Vio 300 DErbe USA, Inc. · 2002
  3. 2 generations backK060484 Erbe Vio Esu, Model Vio 300 DErbe USA, Inc. · 2006
  4. 1 generation backK083452 Erbe Model Vio 300 D with AccessoriesErbe USA, Inc. · 2008
  5. This deviceK190823 Erbe ESU Model VIO 3 with AccessoriesErbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2019
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK240932 HybridTherm SystemErbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2024
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK251108 Erbe ESU Model VIO® 3n with AccessoriesErbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2025

Most influential descendants

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  • K240932HybridTherm SystemErbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2024 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K251108Erbe ESU Model VIO® 3n with AccessoriesErbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K933002Erbotom Icc 350Erbe USA, Inc.1994—
−3K023886Erbe Vio Esu with Accessories, Model Vio 300 DErbe USA, Inc.2002—
−2K060484Erbe Vio Esu, Model Vio 300 DErbe USA, Inc.2006—
−1K083452Erbe Model Vio 300 D with AccessoriesErbe USA, Inc.2008—
0 (this device)K190823Erbe ESU Model VIO 3 with AccessoriesErbe Elektromedizin GmbH2019—
+1K240932HybridTherm SystemErbe Elektromedizin GmbH2024—
+2K251108Erbe ESU Model VIO® 3n with AccessoriesErbe Elektromedizin GmbH2025—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202410
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K190823, 1994–2025Source: 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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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
*K083452Erbe Model Vio 300 D with Accessories
Summary page 4
…GEI Legally Marketed Predicate Device: Erbe ESU Model VIO® 300 D with Accessories, 510(k) Number K083452 Device Description: The Erbe ESU Model VIO® 3 with Accessories is an electrosurgical unit for the delivery of high frequency (H…
Erbe USA, Inc.2008—

Also cleared against K083452: 9 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K240932HybridTherm SystemErbe Elektromedizin GmbH20241

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 25 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.8 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K240932 (Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH, 2024) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 9 other devices also cite its predicate K083452.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007: 502008: 612009: 422010: 462011: 352012: 392013: 482014: 492015: 472016: 642017: 522018: 472019: 482020: 592021: 462022: 552023: 652024: 592025: 522026 (partial year): 43
2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007: 51 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 130 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 135 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 72 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 146 days median2022: 150 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 113 days median2026 (partial year): 183 days median
2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007: 212008: 192009: 272010: 512011: 322012: 302013: 132014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 52020: 12021: 62022: 492023: 27, 4 Class I2024: 22, 10 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 8
2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007: 2,7952008: 2,5562009: 3,5912010: 3,3772011: 4,4632012: 5,2162013: 4,8972014: 4,9082015: 4,9362016: 5,6162017: 6,0732018: 6,5452019: 7,0672020: 6,4902021: 6,3542022: 6,1032023: 7,1762024: 7,8972025: 7,592
2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, 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
20075051212,795
20086171192,556
200942130273,591
201046109513,377
201135135324,463
201239133305,216
201348136134,897
20144910334,908
20154712344,936
20166410835,616
2017527226,073
2018479366,545
2019489357,067
20205910516,490
20214614666,354
202255150496,103
20236510427 (4)7,176
20245912522 (10)7,897
20255211347,592
2026431838—

What is it indicated for?

The Erbe Electrosurgical Unit (ESU/Generator) Model VIO® 3 with Accessories is intended to deliver High Frequency (HF) electrical current for the cutting and/or coagulation of tissue.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K190823: Erbe ESU Model VIO 3 with Accessories.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K190823

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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