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# Guidance on Bipolar Electrosurgical Vessel Sealers
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/guidance-on-bipolar-electrosurgical-vessel-sealers/
- Published: 2016-08-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T21:24:23.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5136504

*Federal Register* Notice: FDA is making available a guidance entitled *Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for Bipolar Electrosurgical Vessel Sealers for General Surgery*. FDA has developed this guidance document to assist industry in preparing premarket notification (510(k)) submissions for bipolar electrosurgical vessel sealers intended for use in general surgery. To download this guidance, click [here](http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/UCM389875?ref=fdaweb.com). To view this notice, click [here.](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-15/pdf/2016-19402.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com)