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Medtronic Sofamor Danek Cement Restrictor

K012255510(k) SpecialDecided Aug 1, 200114-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · JDK Prosthesis, Hip, Cement Restrictor

Cleared on Aug 1, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K003718 (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc., 2001) after a 14-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2001. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 1, 2001
Review
14 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K003718 (2001). 7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 3 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant clearedK003718 · Titanium Cement Restrictor (TCR) · Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 2001200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants K003718 · Titanium Cement Restrictor (TCR) · Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 20010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK003718 Titanium Cement Restrictor (TCR)Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 2001
  2. This deviceK012255 Medtronic Sofamor Danek Cement RestrictorMedtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. · 2001
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK021719 Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK031837 Modification to Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2003
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK052367 Scient'x Cement RestrictorScient'X · 2005
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK060132 Spinal Usa Cement Restrictor SystemSpinal USA · 2006
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK051371 Interbody Innovations Cement RestrictorInterbody Innovations, Llp · 2005

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 32006: 1
2002high 3 (2005) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K021719Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K031837Modification to Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K052367Scient'x Cement RestrictorScient'X · 2005 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K060132Spinal Usa Cement Restrictor SystemSpinal USA · 2006 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K051371Interbody Innovations Cement RestrictorInterbody Innovations, Llp · 2005 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K003718Titanium Cement Restrictor (TCR)Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.2001—
0 (this device)K012255Medtronic Sofamor Danek Cement RestrictorMedtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.2001—
+1K021719Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc.2002—
+2K031837Modification to Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc.2003—
+3K052367Scient'x Cement RestrictorScient'X2005—
+2K060132Spinal Usa Cement Restrictor SystemSpinal USA2006—
+3K051371Interbody Innovations Cement RestrictorInterbody Innovations, Llp2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200310
200410
200530
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012255, 2001–2006Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K003718Titanium Cement Restrictor (TCR)
Summary page 1
…ence: The THREADED BULLET CEMENT RESTRICTOR was demonstrated to be substantially equivalent to the previously cleared device, Medtronic Sofamor Danek CEMENT RESTRICTOR (K003718). A Design Review for the modified device was provided in this submission. SERYICEs, w G, C DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH…
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.2001—

Also cleared against K003718: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (7)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K021719Fortitude Cement RestrictorSpinal Concepts, Inc.20026
K051607Novaspine Cement Restrictor NSCRNovaspine, LLC20050

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K021719 (Spinal Concepts, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K003718.

How does its category compare?

All JDK devices

JDK Prosthesis, Hip, Cement Restrictor: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDK

1in 2021

2021: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDK

Too few JDK 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · JDK

5in 2011

2007: 62011: 5
2007high 6 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · JDK

6in 2025

2007: 32008: 52009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 32014: 22015: 72016: 22018: 12019: 132020: 42021: 32022: 42023: 72024: 52025: 6
2007high 13 (2019) · low 0 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—63
20080—05
20090—01
20100—02
20110—53
20120—01
20130—03
20140—02
20150—07
20160—02
20170—00
20180—01
20190—013
20200—04
20211—03
20220—04
20230—07
20240—05
20250—06
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Medtronic Sofamor Danek Cement Restrictor is intended for use as a cement restrictor in orthopedic surgeries such as those involving the femoral canal and tibial plateau in hip stem and total knee replacement.

The Medtronic Sofamor Danek Cement Restrictor is NOT intended for any spinal indications.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K012255: Medtronic Sofamor Danek Cement Restrictor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012255

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026