# K944992: Electrodes

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Linvatec Corp.
- Decided: Apr 27, 1995 after 197 days
- Product code: JOS (Electrode, 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.
18 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K993655: Micro-France Electrosurgical Instruments, Various (1999), 10 descendants of its own
- K993885: Ultrablator Electrode (2000), 6 descendants of its own
- K030720: Ultrablator Electrode (2003), 4 descendants of its own
- K150959: Sutter Bipolar Forceps-Calvian (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K172368: Bipolar Micro-Coagulation Forceps (2018), 2 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K944992
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology