# K933894: Disposable Perforator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 10, 1993 after 122 days
- Product code: HBF (Drills, Burrs, Trephines & Accessories (Compound, Powered))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.4305
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K791101 (1979). 2 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K791101: Disposable Perforators, Jacobs, Hudson, Codman & Shurtleff, Inc. (1979) Summary page 1.
- K833266: Acra-Cut, Acra Cut, Inc. (1983) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K231403: evoDrill Cranial Perforator (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K254174: Surgical Power System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K254177: Disposable Sterile Skull Drill (LZ) (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K121253: Meridian Cranial Perforator (2012), 0 descendants of its own
- K082637: Cranial Perforator (2008), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The CODMAN Disposable Perforator, model number 170640-002, is used to perforate the cranium. These perforations may be required to vent fluid from the cranium, to provide access for surgical instruments, or to provide access for tools used to remove a large skull piece.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K933894
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology