# K982705: Midas Touch Bipolar Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Iti Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 8, 1998 after 36 days
- Product code: GEI (Electrosurgical, Cutting & Coagulation & Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4400
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K973384 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
118 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 120 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K973384: Ethicon Non-Stick Bipolar Forceps, ETHICON, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K031247: Cardioblate Bipolar Radiofrequency Surgical Ablation System (2003), 34 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jun 1, 2012 · Class II · Z-1995-2012: Firm officials reported to CIN-DO that their Electrosurgical Monopolar Reusable Bayonet Forceps are misbranded in that the label states that the tip size is: (0.5mm) when the tip size actually measure

## Indications for use
The ITI Medical Technologies, Inc. Midas Touch™ Bipolar Forceps are intended for use atlached by cable to a standard electrosurgical bipolar generator in any general surgery procedure that requires coagulation and or tissue cauterization to achieve hemostasis.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982705
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology