# K242759: Geister K-Rex rongeurs

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Geister Medizin Technik GmbH
- Decided: Jun 6, 2025 after 267 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: 5 generations back to K902819 (1990). 6 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
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) Summary page 6.
- K223596: SQ.line KERRISON, Aesculap, Inc. (2023) Summary page 6.

## Indications for use
The GEISTER® K-Rex™ rongeurs are manually operated instruments indicated for cutting or biting bone during surgery involving the skull or spinal column.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K242759
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology