# K213246: NIM Surgeon Control Probe, Prass Tip, NIM Surgeon Control Probe, 1mm Ball Tip, NIM Surgeon Control Probe, 1mm Ball Tip, 35cm Long

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic Xomed, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 21, 2022 after 172 days
- Product code: ETN (Stimulator, Nerve)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 874.1820
- 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 K980148 (1998). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K873964: Nicolet Disposable Prass Probe, Nicolet Biomedical Instruments (1987) Summary page 4.
- K992869: Xomed Ball-Tip Monopolar Stimulator Probe, Xomed, Inc. (1999) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K231580: NIM™ 35cm long Surgeon Control Probe, 1mm Ball-Tip (NIMDTP35) (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The NIM™ Surgeon Control Probes are intended to stimulate cranial and peripheral motor nerves for location and identification during surgery, including spinal nerve roots.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K213246
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology