# K981717: Stryker Knifelight, Stryker Illuminated Retractor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Instruments
- Decided: Jun 30, 1998 after 46 days
- Product code: FTD (Lamp, Surgical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4580
- 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 no predicate by number.

## Indications for use
The Illuminated Retractor is a manual surgical instrument with an integrated light source that will be sold separately as a single use only device. This can be used with the Knifelight to facilitate ligament or tissue division, or it can be used by itself to retract soft tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981717
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology