# K972519: Grasping Forceps, Right and Left Curved

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Sep 8, 1997 after 63 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Grasping forceps, 8283.12/.13: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Grasping Forceps, 8660A: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Miniature Grasping Forceps, 8593: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Grasping Forceps, 50-6858: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The instruments are for use on the laryngeal anatomy, e.g , the vocal cords, false cords, surpraglottis, glottis, epiglottis, tongue base, oral pharynx, and uvula. The instruments are used to grasp and hold tissue for dissection or vaporization. The forceps may be used to coagulate blood vessels within the tissue when it is connected to a unipolar high frequency generator. Depending on where the bleeding vessel is located, coagulate by applying a low dose of HF current. The intensity depends on the severity of the bleeding and on the vessel. Always start with a low dosage and increase the power if necessary.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972519
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology