# K971565: Bicoag Coagulating Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Everest Medical Corp.
- Decided: Mar 12, 1998 after 317 days
- Product code: HIN (Coagulator-Cutter, Endoscopic, Bipolar (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.4150
- 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 K945975 (1994). 1 ancestor in all.
7 later devices descend from it; 2 cite 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)
- K945975: Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) Forceps, Everest Medical Corp. (1994) Summary page 1.
- (no number) pre-enactment Tubal sterilization Wolf Kleppinger Forceps: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K012279: Patton Tripol (2002), 4 descendants of its own
- K023813: Bipolar Forceps (2003), 3 descendants of its own
- K113597: Mini-Lap Bipolar Electrocautery Devices (2012), 1 descendant of its own
- K984417: Bipolar Grasping Forceps  Biq+ (1999), 1 descendant of its own
- K172775: MiniLap System with MiniGrip Handle, MiniLap System with ThumbGrip Handle (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Laparoscopic grasping of tissue. Laparoscopic bipolar coagulation. Laparoscopic contraceptive coagulation of the Fallopian tissue and may be used to achieve hemostasis following transection of the Fallopian tube.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K971565
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology