# K955531: Arthrocare Bipolar Loop Electrode System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrocare Corp.
- Decided: Feb 21, 1996 after 79 days
- Product code: FAS (Electrode, Electrosurgical, Active, Urological)
- 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.
1,329 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 1,330 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
- K961069: Arthrocare Urologic Multi-Electrode Electrosurgery System (1996), 1,326 descendants of its own
- K962445: Arthrocare Dental Electrosurgery System (1996), 1,325 descendants of its own
- K964849: Arthrocare Dermatologic Electrosurgery System (1997), 1,322 descendants of its own
- K973478: Arthrocare Sinus Electrosurgery System (1998), 1,219 descendants of its own
- K981870: Visage Cosmetic Surgery System (1998), 1,073 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K955531
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology