← Product Code [GEI](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GEI) · K955168 # SURGICAL CUTTER (K955168) _Promex, Inc. · GEI · Jan 22, 1996 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GEI/K955168 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Promex, Inc. - **Product Code:** [GEI](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GEI.md) - **Decision Date:** Jan 22, 1996 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.4400 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery - **Attributes:** Therapeutic ## Device Story The Surgical Cutter is an electrosurgical device used for cutting and coagulation of tissue. It operates by delivering electrical energy to the surgical site to achieve hemostasis or tissue separation. Used in clinical or surgical settings by physicians or trained surgical staff. The device functions as an accessory to electrosurgical units, providing the physical interface for energy delivery to the patient. It assists in surgical procedures by managing bleeding and facilitating tissue dissection. ## Technological Characteristics Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device. Classified under 21 CFR 878.4400, product code GEI. Operates via electrical energy delivery for tissue interaction. ## Regulatory Identification An electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories is a device intended to remove tissue and control bleeding by use of high-frequency electrical current. ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} HUMAN SERVICES CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center – WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 March 7, 2016 Promex, Inc. Mr. Joseph L. Mark Vice President 1125 Brookside Ave. Suite G500 Indianapolis, IN 46202 Re: K955168 Trade/Device Name: Surgical Cutter Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4400 Regulation Name: Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GEI Dated: October 26, 1995 Received: November 13, 1995 Dear Mr. Mark: This letter corrects our substantially equivalent letter of February 17, 2016. We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading. If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please be advised that FDA’s issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act’s requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 {1} Page 2 – Mr. Joseph Mark CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR 801); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050. 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Sincerely yours, Jennifer R. Stevenson -A For Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GEI/K955168](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/OB/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GEI/K955168) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. 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