# K946109: Cabot Medical Reusable Bipolar Cutting Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cabot Medical Corp.
- Decided: Nov 21, 1995 after 342 days
- Product code: KNS (Unit, Electrosurgical, Endoscopic (With Or Without Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.4300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
203 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 204 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

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

## Most influential descendants
- K981916: Ligasure Vessel Sealing System (1998), 202 descendants of its own
- K051644: Valleylab Forcetriad Electrosurgical Generator (2005), 128 descendants of its own
- K031011: Ligasure 5MM Laparoscopic Sealer-Divider, Model LS1500 (2003), 114 descendants of its own
- K070162: Forcetriad Electrosurgical Generator; Ligasure Instruments (2007), 102 descendants of its own
- K092879: Ligasure 5MM Blunt Tip Laparoscopic Sealer-Divider (2009), 65 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K946109
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology