# K904993: Laparoscopic Electrosurgical Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Everest Medical Corp.
- Decided: Jan 25, 1991 after 79 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.
265 later devices descend from it; 12 cite it directly.
6 of 266 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K031080: Everest Bipolar Lyons Dissecting Forceps & Gyrus Bipolar Lyons Dissecting Forceps (2003), 155 descendants of its own
- K061260: Intuitive Surgical Endowrist PK Dissecting Forceps, Models 400214 & 420214 (2006), 154 descendants of its own
- K090993: Intuitive Surgical Endoscopic Instrument Control Systems, Models IS1200, IS2000 and IS3000 (2009), 153 descendants of its own
- K123463: Intuitive Surgical DA Vinci SI Surgical System Smartpedals (2012), 148 descendants of its own
- K131861: DA Vinci Surgical System, Endowrist Instruments and Accessories (2014), 124 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K904993
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology