# K240964: FLOW 90? Wand

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: May 8, 2024 after 29 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: 16 generations back to K011083 (2001). 30 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 32 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K183346: FLOW 90 Wand, ArthroCare Corporation (2019) Summary page 6.

## Most influential descendants
- K254122: FLOW FLEXTEND Wand (72290039) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The FLOW 90 Wand, used with Qualified Controller is indicated for the resection, ablation, and coagulation of soft tissues and hemostasis of blood vessels in the following arthroscopic and orthopedic procedures: All Joints (Hip, Knee, Shoulder, Wrist, Ankle, Elbow) - Ablation/ Debrideement - (Articular Cartilage, Bursectomy, Chondroplasty, Fascia, Ligament, Scar, Tissue, Soft Tissue, Synovectomy, Tendon) - Excision/Resection (Articular Labrum, Capsule, Cysts, Ligament, Loose Bodies, Plica Removal, Scar Tissue, Soft Tissue, Synovial Membrane, Tendon) Hip - Excision/Resection - (Acetabular Labrum) Knee - Ablation/ Debrideement - (ACL/PCL, Notchplasty) - Excision/Resection - (Capsular Release, Cartilage Flaps, Discoid Meniscus, Lateral Release, Meniscal Cystectomy, Meniscectomy, Villusectomy) Shoulder - Ablation/ Debrideement - (Subacromial Decompression) - Excision/Resection - (Frozen Shoulder Release, Glenoid Labrum) Wrist - Excision/Resection - (Triangular Fibrocartilage)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K240964
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology