# K990147: Bipolar Forceps, Kleppinger Insert, Model #'S 8393.741,8393.771,8394.741,8394.771

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- Decided: Apr 16, 1999 after 87 days
- Product code: HIN (Coagulator-Cutter, Endoscopic, Bipolar (And Accessories))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.4150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K981321 (1998). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K981321: Bipolar Forceps Set (Modular), Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. (1998) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Kleppinger bipolar forceps 8383.21, 8384.21: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The coagulation of tubes, tissue coagulation and vascular coagulation, and to stop bleedings under endoscopic vision, including coagulation of the fallopian tube and the mesoalpinx for female sterilization.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K990147
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology