# K973341: Hook Electrode, Needle Electrode, Coagulation Button Electrode

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Nov 13, 1997 after 69 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.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices 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) Coagulation electrodes 394, 376: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Pediatric Operating Instruments: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Suction Coagulators: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K060232: Trokamed GMBH Electrosurgical Instruments & Accessories (2006), 1 descendant of its own
- K261179: AlphaTriPart - Monopolar MIC Instruments (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The electrodes are used for dissection, for coagulation or removing and destroying tissue by use of unipolar high-frequency current under endoscopic view. The electrodes are used for-examination, diagnostics, and/or therapy by personnel who are qualified and suitably trained in connection with endoscopically used accessories in-different medical disciplines, particularly suitable for outpatient and pediatric laproscopy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973341
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology