# K200455: Trigger Switch and Cord

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: New Deantronics Taiwan, Ltd.
- Decided: Mar 31, 2020 after 35 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 K904560 (1990). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K970140: E0520-Trigger Switch and Cord/E0521-Trigger Switch, Valleylab, Inc. (1997) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Trigger Switch and Cord are accessories that are intended for use in monopolar laparoscopic and thoracoscopic electrosurgical procedures where handswitching of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic instruments is desired.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K200455
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology