# K242370: Medline Microdissection Needle (4cm) (140936 (ESE104A)); Medline Microdissection Needle (3cm) (140937 (ESE103A))

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medline Industries, LP
- Decided: Dec 19, 2024 after 132 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: 2 generations back to K000348 (2000). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K033232: Colorado Microdissection Needle, Stryker Corp. (2004) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The Medline Microdissection Needle is a monopolar electrosurgical instrument used for precision soft tissue dissection. It is a single-use device intended for cutting, dissecting, and cauterizing soft tissue. The Medline Microdissection Needle is not intended for use in the central nervous system or in the central circulatory system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K242370
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology