# Life Spine, Inc.

- Location (FDA's records): Huntley, IL
- FDA decisions: 123 (2004–2026): 123 510(k) clearances
- Names in FDA's records: Life Spine, Inc. (85); Life Spine (36); Life Spine, LLC (2)
- Product codes: MAX (33), NKB (22), KWQ (14), MNI (7), HWC (6), OUR (5), KWP (5), NKG (4), OVD (4), HRS (4), OVE (4), ODP (3)
- 510(k) review time since 2016: median 89 days, against 95 for FDA's reviews in the same codes and years (34 of 65 faster)
- Predicates its devices cite: 370 (208 its own); citations of its devices by later devices: 250 (208 its own)
- Recalls linked to its devices: 0 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Firms whose devices it cites most
- Globus Medical, Inc.: 24 (https://510kreport.com/company/globus-medical)
- Medtronic Sofamor Danek: 8 (https://510kreport.com/company/medtronic-sofamor-danek)
- Nuvasive, Inc.: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/nuvasive)
- Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/medtronic-sofamor-danek-usa)
- Theken Spine, LLC: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/theken-spine)
- Orthofix, Inc.: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/orthofix)
- Nu Vasive, Incorporated: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/nu-vasive)
- Synthes Spine: 5 (https://510kreport.com/company/synthes-spine)

## Firms that cite its devices most
- Nvision Biomedical Technologies, Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/nvision-biomedical-technologies)
- Alliance Partners, LLC: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/alliance-partners)
- L&K BIOMED Co., Ltd.: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/l-k-biomed)
- Corelink, LLC: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/corelink)
- Titan Spine, LLC: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/titan-spine)
- Alphatec Spine, Inc.: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/alphatec-spine)
- Intelligent Implant Systems, LLC: 2 (https://510kreport.com/company/intelligent-implant-systems)
- Spinefrontier, Inc.: 1 (https://510kreport.com/company/spinefrontier)

## Its most-cited devices
- K080411: Plateau Spacer System (2008), cited by 15
- K190488: ProLift Expandable System (2019), cited by 9
- K173182: ProLift® Expandable System (2017), cited by 9
- K153400: ProLift Expandable System (2016), cited by 8
- K141246: Life Spine Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System (2015), cited by 7
- K111569: Plateau Spacer System (2011), cited by 7

## Recent decisions
- K261430: TruLift Expandable System (Jul 28, 2026)
- K260571: SIMPACT Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System GX Navigation Instruments (Jun 2, 2026)
- K260837: VersaLift Expandable System (May 12, 2026)
- K254274: ARx® SAI Implant System (Apr 16, 2026)
- K253748: Life Spine ProLift & ProLift Lateral and ProLift Lateral Fixated Expandable Spacer System (Jan 23, 2026)
- K251502: TruLift® Lateral Expandable Spacer & Lateral Buttress Plate System (Jul 7, 2025)
- K250373: ProLift Expandable Spacer System (Apr 9, 2025)
- K243668: ProLift Pivot Expandable Spacer System (Jan 23, 2025)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/company/life-spine