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Scissor, Right

K873502510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 2, 198763-day reviewClass I21 CFR 888.4540

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

Arthropedics, Inc. · HRR Scissors, Orthopedic, Surgical

Cleared on Nov 2, 1987 after a 63-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

Decided
Nov 2, 1987
Review
63 days
Class
Class I
Product code
HRR
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K873502Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All HRR devices

HRR Scissors, Orthopedic, Surgical: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HRR

FDA has decided no HRR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRR

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

Recalls per year · HRR

No recall names HRR since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HRR

3in 2023

2007: 12009: 22010: 32011: 12012: 22013: 12014: 12016: 32017: 32020: 32021: 12022: 12023: 3
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—01
20080—00
20090—02
20100—03
20110—01
20120—02
20130—01
20140—01
20150—00
20160—03
20170—03
20180—00
20190—00
20200—03
20210—01
20220—01
20230—03
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

More from Arthropedics, Inc.

29 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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  • K873655Monopolar Cautery Retrogade Tip #TM-1703Arthropedics, Inc. · 1987
  • K873654Monopolar Cautery Conical Tip #TM-1702Arthropedics, Inc. · 1987
  • K873387Video Arthroscope, 1.7MM X 55 MMArthropedics, Inc. · 1987

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510(k) Report. “K873502: Scissor, Right.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K873502

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