# K190909: ArtiSential Bipolar Fenestrated Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Livsmed, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 13, 2020 after 311 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 K904993 (1991). 2 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites 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)
- K031078: Everest Bipolar Macro, Micro & Molly Forceps & Gyrus Bipolar Macro, Micro & Molly Forceps, Gyrus Medical, Inc. (2003) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K200875: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments - Electrodes (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K220384: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (2022), 1 descendant of its own
- K252666: Articulator Arthroscopic Bur (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K230499: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Indications for Use include electrosurgical coagulation, dissection, and grasping of tissue during the performance of laparoscopic and general surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K190909
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology