# K250898: Reprocessed HARMONIC 700 Shears (HAR723/Reprocessed HARMONIC 700, 5mm Diameter Shears with Advanced Hemostasis x 23cm); Reprocessed HARMONIC 700 Shears (HAR736/Reprocessed HARMONIC 700, 5mm Diameter Shears with Advanced Hemostasis x 36cm); Reprocessed HARMONIC 700 Shears (HAR745/Reprocessed HARMONIC 700, 5mm Diameter SHears with Advanced Hemostasis x 45cm)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Sustainability Solutions
- Decided: Aug 14, 2025 after 142 days
- Product code: NLQ (Single-Use Reprocessed Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments)
- Device class: U
- 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 K072177 (2007). 8 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K221790: HARMONIC 700 Shears, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, LLC (2023) Summary page 6.
- K202554: Reprocessed HARMONIC ACE+ 7, 5 mm Diameter Shears with Advanced Hemostasis, Stryker Sustainability Solutions (2021) Summary page 6.

## Indications for use
The Reprocessed HARMONIC 700, 5 mm Diameter Shears with Advanced Hemostasis are indicated for soft tissue incisions when bleeding control and minimal thermal injury are desired. The instruments can be used as an adjunct to or substitute for electrosurgery, lasers and steel scalpels in general, pediatric, gynecologic, urologic, thoracic procedures, and sealing and transection of lymphatic vessels. The instruments allow for the coagulation of vessels up to and including 7 mm in diameter, using the Advanced Hemostasis hand control button.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K250898
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology