# K970105: Riwo Cut-Morcellator Existing of Knife/Cutting Sleeve/Protection Sleeve/Claw Grasping Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Mar 4, 1997 after 50 days
- Product code: HET (Laparoscope, Gynecologic (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.1720
- 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 K942201 (1994). 1 ancestor in all.
7 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K942201: Laparoscopy Dilation System, Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (1994) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Palmer grasping and biopsy forceps 8383.16: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Serrated Edged Macro-Morcellator-Set 15/5, type-no. 7674-1: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) STEINER Electromechanic Morcellator, type-no. 26712811: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K260884: UNIDRIVE Select System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K251923: Medical Shaver System (Morcellator) (YSB-IIIA) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The RIWO CUT-Morcellator is used in gynecologic and surgical laparoscopic procedures to shred large pieces of tissue and to remove myomata or other tissue by means of a manually operated tubular knife. Severed tissue like myoma, uterus or cysts can be grasped by a forceps, morcellated, and extracted.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K970105
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology