# K973736: Aesculap Hilan Motor System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aesculap, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 29, 1997 after 89 days
- Product code: HWE (Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Ac-Powered Motor And Accessory/Attachment)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4820
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
10 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 11 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) Aesculap pneumatic motor system: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Anspach high-speed pneumatic system: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Hall/Zimmer high-speed pneumatic system: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Midas Rex high-speed pneumatic system: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Zepplin high-speed pneumatic system: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K980686: Aesculap Hilan Motor System (1998), 9 descendants of its own
- K013091: ZMM 2000 Zeppelin Millennium Motordrill System (2002), 6 descendants of its own
- K130755: Hicut Highspeed Instrument (2014), 4 descendants of its own
- K232684: Surgify Halo (2023), 3 descendants of its own
- K250380: Surgify Halo   (54.085.SHD.H1); Surgify Halo (54.140.SHD.H1); Surgify Halo (54.070.NVG.H1); Surgify Halo (54.125.NVG.H1); Surgify Halo (54.000.SEE.H1) (2025), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Aesculap’s HiLan Motor System is a high-speed pneumatic motor system intended for use in surgical procedures to drive handpieces which cut and shape bone. It is indicated for use in orthopedics, spine, and plastic/reconstructive (i.e. maxillofacial and craniofacial) procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973736
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology