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Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 10’ (3m) (VSMP10); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 15’ (4.6m) (VSMP15); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 10’ (3m), Non-Sterile Bulk (VSMP10NSB); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Extended Nozzle (for use with 4” (100mm) electrode) (VSMEN4); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Extended Nozzle (for use with 6.5” (165mm) electrode) (VSMEN6)

K240572510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 1, 2024123-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Covidien, LLC · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Jul 1, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K182772 (Covidien, 2018) after a 123-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1994.

Decided: Jul 1, 2024
Review: 123 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GEI
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K936304 (1994). 5 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 3 generations backK936304 Electrosurgical PencilE & M Engineering, Inc. · 1994 · Recalled
2 generations backK103375 Plumepen Integrated Smoke Evacuation PencilMedtek Devices, Inc. · 2011
1 generation backK182772 Valleylab Smoke Evacuation Rocker Switch Pencil , Valleylab…Covidien · 2018
This deviceK240572 Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode…Covidien, LLC · 2024

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−3	K936304	Electrosurgical Pencil	E & M Engineering, Inc.	1994	3
−2	K103375	Plumepen Integrated Smoke Evacuation Pencil	Medtek Devices, Inc.	2011	—
−1	K182772	Valleylab Smoke Evacuation Rocker Switch Pencil , Valleylab Telescoping Smoke…	Covidien	2018	—
0 (this device)	K240572	Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 10’ (3m)…	Covidien, LLC	2024	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1995	1	0
2000	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K240572, 1994–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K182772	Valleylab Smoke Evacuation Rocker Switch Pencil , Valleylab Telescoping Smoke Evacuation… Summary page 5 …accessories Classification Name: Electrosurgical cutting & coagulation device and accessories (21 CFR 878.4400, Class II, GEI) 510(k) Number: K182772 (cleared 11/19/2018) Manufacturer: Covidien llc Recalls: None Device Description The Valleylab™ SM Smoke Mana…	Covidien	2018	—

Also cleared against K182772: 2 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

The line of descent spans 30 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7.7 years on median.
1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K182772.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	50	51	21	2,795
2008	61	71	19	2,556
2009	42	130	27	3,591
2010	46	109	51	3,377
2011	35	135	32	4,463
2012	39	133	30	5,216
2013	48	136	13	4,897
2014	49	103	3	4,908
2015	47	123	4	4,936
2016	64	108	3	5,616
2017	52	72	2	6,073
2018	47	93	6	6,545
2019	48	93	5	7,067
2020	59	105	1	6,490
2021	46	146	6	6,354
2022	55	150	49	6,103
2023	65	104	27 (4)	7,176
2024	59	125	22 (10)	7,897
2025	52	113	4	7,592
2026	43	183	8	—

What is it indicated for?

The Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil and accessories are designed for general electrosurgical applications, including cutting and coagulation, and for removing surgical smoke generated by electrosurgery when used in conjunction with an effective smoke evacuation system. The pencil enables the operator to remotely conduct an electrosurgical current from the output connector of an electrosurgical unit to the operative site for the desired surgical effect.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

https://510kreport.com/device/K240572 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K240572: Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 10’ (3m) (VSMP10); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 15’ (4.6m) (VSMP15); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Pencil with Edge™ Blade Electrode, 10’ (3m), Non-Sterile Bulk (VSMP10NSB); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Extended Nozzle (for use with 4” (100mm) electrode) (VSMEN4); Valleylab™ SM Smoke Management Extended Nozzle (for use with 6.5” (165mm) electrode) (VSMEN6).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K240572

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026