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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2020

Sutter Swyng non-stick bipolar forceps, single-use

K193587510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 10, 202049-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400Recalls 1

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

Sutter Medizintechnik GmbH · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Feb 10, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K162469 (Medos International SARL, 2016) after a 49-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1988. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Feb 10, 2020
Review
49 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K884656 (1988). 6 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK884656 Disposable Bipolar Cord and Bipolar ForcepDermacare · 1988 · Recalled
  2. 4 generations backK080187 Olsen Medical Single Use Bayonet Bipolar Irrigating ForcepsOlsen Medical · 2008 · Recalled
  3. 3 generations backK110924 Disposable Spetzler-Malis Dual Irrigating Bipolar ForcepsSynergetics, Inc. · 2011 · Recalled
  4. 2 generations backK121426 Aynergetics Disposable Spetzler-Malis Standard Bipolar ForcepsSynergetics, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK162469 CODMAN VersaTru Standard Disposable Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps…Medos International SARL · 2016
  6. This deviceK193587 Sutter Swyng non-stick bipolar forceps, single-useSutter Medizintechnik GmbH · 2020
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK233346 Heinrich Single Use Non-Stick Bayonet Bipolar Forceps, 180mm, 0.5mm…Hg Innovations, Ltd. · 2023

Most influential descendants

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  • K233346Heinrich Single Use Non-Stick Bayonet Bipolar Forceps, 180mm, 0.5mm Tip with Cable…Hg Innovations, Ltd. · 2023 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K884656Disposable Bipolar Cord and Bipolar ForcepDermacare19881
−4K080187Olsen Medical Single Use Bayonet Bipolar Irrigating ForcepsOlsen Medical20081
−3K110924Disposable Spetzler-Malis Dual Irrigating Bipolar ForcepsSynergetics, Inc.20113
−2K121426Aynergetics Disposable Spetzler-Malis Standard Bipolar ForcepsSynergetics, Inc.201219
−1K162469CODMAN VersaTru Standard Disposable Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, CODMAN VersaTru…Medos International SARL2016—
0 (this device)K193587Sutter Swyng non-stick bipolar forceps, single-useSutter Medizintechnik GmbH2020—
+1K233346Heinrich Single Use Non-Stick Bayonet Bipolar Forceps, 180mm, 0.5mm Tip with…Hg Innovations, Ltd.2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K193587, 1988–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K162469CODMAN VersaTru Standard Disposable Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, CODMAN VersaTru Slim…
Summary page 4
…be substantially equivalent is manufactured by Medos International SARL as CODMAN VersaTruTM Disposable Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps (K162469). Device Sutter Swyng® non-stick bipolar forceps, single-use are Description: electrosurgical instruments. The…
Medos International SARL2016—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K233346Heinrich Single Use Non-Stick Bayonet Bipolar Forceps, 180mm, 0.5mm Tip with Cable…Hg Innovations, Ltd.20230

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jun 23, 2020Class IIZ-2744-2020Labeling designThe label on the cardbox and the blister show the correct symbols for sterilization using irradiation and storage at 5 C to 40 C, the package insert (IFU) is labelled incorrectly. It shows the symbol for sterilization using Ethylene Oxide…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 32 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.6 years on median.
  • 4 of the 6 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K233346 (Hg Innovations, Ltd., 2023) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

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. 2020, 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?

Swyng® non-stick bipolar forceps, single-use are intended for use in electrosurgery for coagulation of tissue.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K193587: Sutter Swyng non-stick bipolar forceps, single-use.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K193587

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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