# K993412: Bitx Probes

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Everest Medical Corp.
- Decided: Mar 31, 2000 after 171 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: 1 generation back to K904993 (1991). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K904993: Laparoscopic Electrosurgical Device, Everest Medical Corp. (1991) Summary page 1.
- K945975: Evershears (R) Scissors, Bilap (R) Probes, Bicoag (R) Forceps, Everest Medical Corp. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K955001: Evershears Scissors, Bilap Probes, Bicoag Forceps, Everest Medical Corp. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
Acthroscopic electrosurgical cutting and coagulation of soft tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K993412
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology