# K970088: Riwo Drive with Footswitch/Motor Handle, Coomplete,6000RPM/3000RPM/Rotary Blades and Abraders See Section 1:

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Apr 7, 1997 after 87 days
- Product code: HWE (Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Ac-Powered Motor And Accessory/Attachment)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4820
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K871250 (1987). 1 ancestor in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K871250: Intra-Articulated Arthro Power System, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (1987) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Surgical Drive System EP-1: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Shaver System SE: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Drive System Apex: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K984521: Riwo Drive System 2302 with Generator, Small Motor Handles, 8563.111, 8563.351 (1999), 9 descendants of its own
- K030082: Power Control 2303 with Power Stick M4, Model# 2303.011/.901/.911, 8564.121/.851 (2003), 8 descendants of its own
- K041610: Morce Scope Set 8970 with Power Control 2303 and Suction Pump 2207 (2004), 6 descendants of its own
- K192499: Cyber Blade (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K213597: MultiCut Solo (2023), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Riwo Drive System is used for arthroscopic procedures in human joints. It is also used for sinus procedures in the nasal cavity. The Riwo Drive generator with motor handle serves to drive WOLF blades or abraders. Depending on the indication, different styles of blades are attached to the motor handle. Two basic styles are most common: 1. Blades are for removal of soft tissue and cartilage 2. Abraders for bones and bony structures The use of the system is reserved to surgeons with special training in the respective procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K970088
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology