# K973384: Ethicon Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 5, 1997 after 88 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.
120 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 121 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) Kirwan Surgical Products Bipolar Forceps: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K982705: Midas Touch Bipolar Forceps (1998), 118 descendants of its own
- K992931: Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps (1999), 117 descendants of its own
- K011722: Atricure Bipolar Coagulation System (2001), 92 descendants of its own
- K020919: Atricure Bipolar System, Models ASU1, ASU2, ASU3, LHP1, LHP2, RHP1 (2002), 90 descendants of its own
- K040690: Surgifrost 10 CM Cryosurgical Device Plus Frostbyte Clamp and Cryosurgical Console (2004), 42 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The ETHICON Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps are non-sterile, reusable devices intended to facilitate tissue grasping/manipulation, bipolar point coagulation, and bipolar coagulation while grasping soft tissue, including vessels up to 3mm in diameter in open surgical procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973384
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology