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Intra-Articulated Arthro Power System

K871250510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 27, 198728-day reviewClass I21 CFR 864.2220

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · KIT Media And Components, Synthetic Cell And Tissue Culture

Cleared on Apr 27, 1987 after a 28-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 12 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 27, 1987
Review
28 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KIT
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

12 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared1999: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK871250 Intra-Articulated Arthro Power SystemRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 1987
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK970088 Riwo Drive with Footswitch/Motor Handle…Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 9 of its ownK984521 Riwo Drive System 2302 with Generator, Small Motor Handles…Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 1999
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK030082 Power Control 2303 with Power Stick M4, Model# 2303.011/.901/.911…Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2003
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK041610 Morce Scope Set 8970 with Power Control 2303 and Suction Pump 2207Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2004
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK192499 Cyber BladeSIDAM S.r.l. · 2020

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11999: 22003: 12004: 12008: 12011: 12020: 12023: 12024: 12026: 2
1997high 2 (1999) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K970088Riwo Drive with Footswitch/Motor Handle, Coomplete,6000RPM/3000RPM/Rotary Blades and…Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K984521Riwo Drive System 2302 with Generator, Small Motor Handles, 8563.111, 8563.351Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 1999 · 2 generations on9descendants
  • K030082Power Control 2303 with Power Stick M4, Model# 2303.011/.901/.911, 8564.121/.851Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2003 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K041610Morce Scope Set 8970 with Power Control 2303 and Suction Pump 2207Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · 2004 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K192499Cyber BladeSIDAM S.r.l. · 2020 · 3 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K871250Intra-Articulated Arthro Power SystemRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.1987—
+1K970088Riwo Drive with Footswitch/Motor Handle, Coomplete,6000RPM/3000RPM/Rotary…Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.1997—
+2K984521Riwo Drive System 2302 with Generator, Small Motor Handles, 8563.111, 8563.351Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.1999—
+1K030082Power Control 2303 with Power Stick M4, Model# 2303.011/.901/.911, 8564.121/.851Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.2003—
+2K041610Morce Scope Set 8970 with Power Control 2303 and Suction Pump 2207Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.2004—
+3K192499Cyber BladeSIDAM S.r.l.2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199920
200310
200410
200810
201110
202010
202310
202410
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K871250, 1987–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (12)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K970088Riwo Drive with Footswitch/Motor Handle, Coomplete,6000RPM/3000RPM/Rotary Blades and…Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.199711
K030082Power Control 2303 with Power Stick M4, Model# 2303.011/.901/.911, 8564.121/.851Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.20038
K080617Power Drive ART1 2304 with Motor Handles, Tools and AccessoriesRichard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.20080

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K970088 (Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp., 1997) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KIT devices

KIT Media And Components, Synthetic Cell And Tissue Culture: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KIT

FDA has decided no KIT device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · KIT

Too few KIT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · KIT

4in 2018

2018: 4
2007high 4 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KIT

1in 2020

2010: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KIT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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510(k) Report. “K871250: Intra-Articulated Arthro Power System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K871250

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026