# K780976: Single Use Ball Electrode

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aspen Laboratories, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 22, 1978 after 13 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
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K102709: Peak Plasmablade Plus Tissue Dissection Device (2010), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K780976
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology