# K992460: Cautery Clamp and Battery Pack Power Supply

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Starion Instruments
- Decided: Oct 5, 1999 after 74 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
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K902307 (1990). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990728: Thermal Cautery Device, Forceps, Starion Instruments (1999) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
Simultaneous cutting and cauterization of soft tissue during surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K992460
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology