# K223596: SQ.line KERRISON

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aesculap, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 29, 2023 after 209 days
- Product code: HAE (Rongeur, Manual)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.4840
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K902819 (1990). 5 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K153243: Fehling-Punches, Fehling Instruments GmbH & Co. KG (2016)

## Most influential descendants
- K242759: Geister K-Rex rongeurs (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SQ.line KERRISONS (bone punches) are manually operated instruments indicated for cutting or biting bone during surgery involving the skull or spinal column.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K223596
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology