Devices descending from K972558
13 later devices reach Bipolar Scissors through their predicates, nearest generation first.
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Own descendants | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1 | K042077 | Bitech Bipolar Scissors | Guenter Bissinger Medizintechnik GmbH | 2004 | 4 | — |
| +1 | K992996 | Enable Endoscopic Bipolar Scissors | Enable Medical Corp. | 1999 | 7 | — |
| +1 | K981219 | Oscar Bipolar Scissors and Oscar Bipolar Reusable Cartridges | Enable Medical Corp. | 1998 | 8 | — |
| +2 | K082505 | KLS Martin Electrosurgical Instruments | Kl Martin L.P. | 2009 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K073498 | Laparoscopic and Electrosurgical Instruments and Accessories, Laparoscopy Rudolf System | Rudolf Medical GmbH + Co. KG | 2008 | 0 | — |
| +2 | K060232 | Trokamed GMBH Electrosurgical Instruments & Accessories | Trokamed GmbH | 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| +2 | K001330 | Sovereign Bipolar Instruments | Aesculap, Inc. | 2000 | 6 | — |
| +3 | K261179 | AlphaTriPart - Monopolar MIC Instruments | Gimmi GmbH | 2026 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K160393 | AdTec | Aesculap, Inc. | 2016 | 0 | — |
| +3 | K030890 | Switchblade | Snowden Pencer, Inc. | 2003 | 3 | — |
| +4 | K123260 | Detachatip Iii | Conmed Corporation | 2012 | 0 | — |
| +4 | K113407 | Snowden Pencer Laparoscopic Ergonomic Reposable Scissors | Carefusion 2200, Inc. | 2012 | 1 | — |
| +5 | K132232 | Mins Needlescopic Resposable Device System | Minilap Technologies | 2013 | 0 | — |