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Aaron 800 High Frequency Desiccator/Handpiece

K955681510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 8, 199656-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4400

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Geiger Instrument Co., Inc. · GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories

Cleared on Feb 8, 1996 after a 56-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 25 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 8, 1996
Review
56 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

25 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 3 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared1999: 4 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK955681 Aaron 800 High Frequency Desiccator/HandpieceGeiger Instrument Co., Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 19 of its ownK980366 Aaron 1200 High Frequency Electrosurgicl Generator A1200, A1200/240Aaron Medical Industries · 1998
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK021817 Aaron A950 High Frequency Electrosurgical Generator, Aaron A950…Aaron Medical Industries · 2002
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK161134 Bovie Bantam/PRO Electrosurgical Generator, Bovie DERM 941…Bovie Medical Corporation · 2016
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 12 of its ownK192813 Plasma IQNeauvia North America, Inc. · 2020
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 5 of its ownK212329 Plasma IQNeauvia North America, Inc. · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 31999: 42002: 12006: 12014: 12016: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 32024: 42025: 12026: 1
1998high 4 (1999) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K980366Aaron 1200 High Frequency Electrosurgicl Generator A1200, A1200/240Aaron Medical Industries · 1998 · cites it directly19descendants
  • K021817Aaron A950 High Frequency Electrosurgical Generator, Aaron A950 Electrosurgical…Aaron Medical Industries · 2002 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K161134Bovie Bantam/PRO Electrosurgical Generator, Bovie DERM 941 Electrosurgical Generator…Bovie Medical Corporation · 2016 · 3 generations on14descendants
  • K192813Plasma IQNeauvia North America, Inc. · 2020 · 4 generations on12descendants
  • K212329Plasma IQNeauvia North America, Inc. · 2021 · 5 generations on5descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K955681Aaron 800 High Frequency Desiccator/HandpieceGeiger Instrument Co., Inc.1996—
+1K980366Aaron 1200 High Frequency Electrosurgicl Generator A1200, A1200/240Aaron Medical Industries1998—
+2K021817Aaron A950 High Frequency Electrosurgical Generator, Aaron A950…Aaron Medical Industries2002—
+3K161134Bovie Bantam/PRO Electrosurgical Generator, Bovie DERM 941 Electrosurgical…Bovie Medical Corporation2016—
+4K192813Plasma IQNeauvia North America, Inc.2020—
+5K212329Plasma IQNeauvia North America, Inc.2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199830
199940
200210
200610
201410
201610
202020
202110
202220
202330
202440
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K955681, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (25)

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6 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K980366Aaron 1200 High Frequency Electrosurgicl Generator A1200, A1200/240Aaron Medical Industries199819
K983761Aaron Electrosurgical Handcontrol Pencil, Model ESP5Aaron Medical Industries19981
K061258Trabectome High Frequency Generator/LPNeomedix Corp.20060
K984352Aaron TOP50 Reusable Electrosurgical Pencil, Model #EsprAaron Medical Industries19990
K983852Blue Value Line of Electrosurgical Electrodes, Model #'S 421-429Geiger Medical Technologies, Inc.19990
K981570Aaron 1200 High Frequency Electrosurgical Generator, Model A1200 Aaron 1200 High…Aaron Medical Industries19980

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K980366 (Aaron Medical Industries, 1998) has gone furthest, with 19 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GEI devices

GEI Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEI

52in 2025

2007: 502008: 612009: 422010: 462011: 352012: 392013: 482014: 492015: 472016: 642017: 522018: 472019: 482020: 592021: 462022: 552023: 652024: 592025: 522026 (partial year): 43
2007high 65 (2023) · low 35 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEI

113in 2025

2007: 51 days median2008: 71 days median2009: 130 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 135 days median2012: 133 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 108 days median2017: 72 days median2018: 93 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 105 days median2021: 146 days median2022: 150 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 125 days median2025: 113 days median2026 (partial year): 183 days median
2007high 183 (2026) · low 51 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GEI

4in 2025

2007: 212008: 192009: 272010: 512011: 322012: 302013: 132014: 32015: 42016: 32017: 22018: 62019: 52020: 12021: 62022: 492023: 27, 4 Class I2024: 22, 10 Class I2025: 42026 (partial year): 8
2007high 51 (2010) · low 1 (2020)2026

Class I (14 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GEI

7,592in 2025

2007: 2,7952008: 2,5562009: 3,5912010: 3,3772011: 4,4632012: 5,2162013: 4,8972014: 4,9082015: 4,9362016: 5,6162017: 6,0732018: 6,5452019: 7,0672020: 6,4902021: 6,3542022: 6,1032023: 7,1762024: 7,8972025: 7,592
2007high 7,897 (2024) · low 2,556 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20075051212,795
20086171192,556
200942130273,591
201046109513,377
201135135324,463
201239133305,216
201348136134,897
20144910334,908
20154712344,936
20166410835,616
2017527226,073
2018479366,545
2019489357,067
20205910516,490
20214614666,354
202255150496,103
20236510427 (4)7,176
20245912522 (10)7,897
20255211347,592
2026431838—
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510(k) Report. “K955681: Aaron 800 High Frequency Desiccator/Handpiece.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955681

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