# K220563: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches, RF20000 COBLATION System, WEREWOLF COBLATION System, WEREWOLF+ COBLATION System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Sep 1, 2022 after 185 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: 7 generations back to K011083 (2001). 9 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites 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)
- K161481: Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches, ArthroCare Corporation (2016) Summary page 4.
- K082666: Arthrocare Controller (System 12000), Arthrocare Patient Cable, Foot Control, Power Cord, Wands, Arthrocare Corp. (2008) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K242907: DELPHI System (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Ambient HipVac 50 Wand with Integrated Finger Switches is indicated for the resection and ablation of soft tissue, and hemostasis of blood vessels less than 1 mm (via coagulation) in the following arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures:

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K220563
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology