# K992760: Select-Sutter Micro Bipolar Forceps

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Select Medizintechnik Hermann Sutter GmbH
- Decided: Oct 25, 1999 after 69 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 K912544 (1991). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K972415: Minisite*Bipolar Forceps** Device, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K012033: Multifunction Endoscopic Instrument (2001), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Select-Sutter Micro-Bipolar Forceps are intended for use by a physician familiar with electrosurgery in bipolar coagulation for general surgery where coagulation of soft tissue is needed. This product is used with bipolar output of standard electrosurgical generators. The types of surgery intended are: General sugery Laparoscopic procedures Endoscopic procedures Laryngeal coagulation Orthopedic coagulation Thorascopic coagulation Neurosurgical coagulation Gynecological coagulation, (except for use in female sterilization) Ear, Nose and Throat coagulation

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K992760
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology