510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Alphatec Spine, Inc.

Carlsbad, CA102 decisions2005–202647 recalls

FDA records 102 decisions for Alphatec Spine, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) from 2005 to 2026: 102 510(k) clearances. Most are in product codes MAX (Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft…) and NKB (Thoracolumbosacral Pedicle Screw System). Since 2016 its 510(k)s took a median of 63 days from receipt to decision, against 91 for FDA’s reviews in the same codes and years. Its devices cite 357 predicates, 182 of them its own earlier devices. 47 recalls are linked to its devices.

FDA’s records also spell it “Alphatec Spine”.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, orthopedic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Alphatec Spine, Inc.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

5in 2025

2007: 52008: 32009: 62010: 42011: 42012: 22013: 42014: 12015: 32016: 42017: 12018: 72019: 62020: 72021: 62022: 82023: 112024: 72025: 52026 (partial year): 6
2007high 11 (2023) · low 1 (2014)2026

2026 so far, outlined.

Recalls per year

3in 2026

2009: 42010: 12012: 32013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12021: 292024: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 29 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Alphatec Spine, Inc. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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Other applicant names beginning “Alphatec”

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