# K200501: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instrument-Electrodes

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Livsmed, Inc.
- Decided: May 11, 2020 after 73 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 K904578 (1990). 6 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K091869: Sils Clincher, Sils Dissector, Sils Grasper, Sils L-Hook, Sils Shears, Covidien Lp, Formerly Registered AS United States (2009) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K230498: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K203580: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (2021), 1 descendant of its own
- K240657: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (AMHD01-LH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (AMHD01S-LH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (AMHD01L-LH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (5AMHD01-LH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (5AMHD01S-LH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (AMHD01-FH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (AMHD01S-FH); ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (AMHD01L- (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K230539: ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
ArtiSential Laparoscopic Instruments-Electrodes, Monopolar Series are indicated for cutting and coagulation in endoscopic, gynecological, and general abdominal and thoracic and general laparoscopic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K200501
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology