# K810909: Micro Cautery

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Key Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 17, 1981 after 14 days
- Product code: HAM (Apparatus, Electrosurgical)
- 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.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 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
- K121441: Cautery; Low Temperature (Fineadjustable Fine Tip, Elongated Fine Tip, Micro Fine Tip) (2012), 2 descendants of its own
- K232805: Kronos Electrocautery Device (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K260287: SP Electrocautery Device (SP20) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K810909
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology