# K950286: Symbiosis Bipolar Scissors

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Symbiosis Corp.
- Decided: Feb 3, 1995 after 10 days
- Product code: GCJ (Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.1500
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
101 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 102 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
- K011722: Atricure Bipolar Coagulation System (2001), 92 descendants of its own
- K020919: Atricure Bipolar System, Models ASU1, ASU2, ASU3, LHP1, LHP2, RHP1 (2002), 90 descendants of its own
- K040690: Surgifrost 10 CM Cryosurgical Device Plus Frostbyte Clamp and Cryosurgical Console (2004), 42 descendants of its own
- K031247: Cardioblate Bipolar Radiofrequency Surgical Ablation System (2003), 34 descendants of its own
- K022894: Epicor Medical Ablation System (2004), 23 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K950286
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology