K Number
K955756

Validate with FDA (Live)

Date Cleared
1996-11-26

(343 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
884.4120
Age Range
All
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
Predicate For
N/A
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Intended Use

The KSEA thermocoagulation accessories are designed to thermally coagulate tissue during laparoscopic surgical procedures in gynecology.

Device Description

The KSEA thermocoagulator accessories are manually operated, reusable surgical devices consisting of a point coagulator, crocodile forceps and a myoma enucleator. The instruments are long enough to gain access to the surgical area and are designed to be used as accessories to laparoscopes. The body contact materials are surgical grade stainless steel.

AI/ML Overview

The provided document is a 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness for Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.'s Laparoscopic Thermocoagulator accessories, dated November 26, 1999.

This document does not contain information regarding acceptance criteria, device performance results from a study, sample sizes, data provenance, expert qualifications, adjudication methods, MRMC studies, standalone performance, ground truth types, or training set details.

The summary focuses on describing the device, its intended use, and establishing substantial equivalence to predicate devices based on design and intended use, rather than presenting a performance study with specific criteria and results. Therefore, I cannot complete the requested information based on the provided text.

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Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc.

600 Corporate Pointe Culver City, California 90230-7600 Phone 310 558 1500

Toll Free 800 421 0837 Fax 310 410 5527

510(k) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS NOV 26 1999

This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of the Safe Medical Devices Act (SMDA) of 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92. All data included in this document are accurate and complete to the best of KSEA's knowledge.

Applicant:Karl Storz Endoscopy - America, Inc.
600 Corporate Pointe
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 558-1500
Contact:Betty M. Johnson
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Device Identification:Common Name
Laparoscopic Thermocoagulator accessories

Trade Name Karl Storz Thermocoagulator accessories

Indication: The KSEA thermocoagulation accessories are designed to thermally coagulate tissue during laparoscopic surgical procedures in gynecology.

Device Description: The KSEA thermocoagulator accessories are manually operated, reusable surgical devices consisting of a point coagulator, crocodile forceps and a myoma enucleator. The instruments are long enough to gain access to the surgical area and are designed to be used as accessories to laparoscopes. The body contact materials are surgical grade stainless steel.

Substantial Equivalence: The KSEA thermocoagulator accessories are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices since the basic features, design and intended uses are the same. The minor differences in design and dimensions between the KSEA thermocoagulator accessories and the predicate devices raise no new issues of safety and effectiveness, as these design differences have no effect on the performance, function or intended use of these devices.

Signed: Renate McPher for
Betty M. Johnson

Manager, Regulatory Affairs

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§ 884.4120 Gynecologic electrocautery and accessories.

(a)
Identification. A gynecologic electrocautery is a device designed to destroy tissue with high temperatures by tissue contact with an electrically heated probe. It is used to excise cervical lesions, perform biopsies, or treat chronic cervicitis under direct visual observation. This generic type of device may include the following accessories: an electrical generator, a probe, and electrical cables.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).