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Wristore Fixator

K012294510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 4, 2002227-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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

Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc. · KTT Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component

Cleared on Mar 4, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K003397 (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2001) and 1 other predicate after a 227-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1994. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 4, 2002
Review
227 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KTT
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K942906 (1994). 5 ancestors in all. 3 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor2011: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant clearedK942906 · Agee-Wristjack Pre-Drill Kit · Hand Biomechanics Lab, Inc. · 1994K984498 · Synthes (Usa) Articulating Distal Radius (Adrf) System · Synthes (Usa) · 19991990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant K984498 · Synthes (Usa) Articulating Distal Radius (Adrf) System · Synthes (Usa) · 1999K942906 · Agee-Wristjack Pre-Drill Kit · Hand Biomechanics Lab, Inc. · 19940
  1. Root · 2 generations backK942906 Agee-Wristjack Pre-Drill KitHand Biomechanics Lab, Inc. · 1994
  2. 1 generation backK984498 Synthes (Usa) Articulating Distal Radius (Adrf) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1999
  3. This deviceK012294 Wristore FixatorMillennium Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK042761 Wristore Distal Radius Fracture Fixator, 4600 SeriesZimmer, Inc. · 2004
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK101338 Newfix External Fixation SystemTechnologia Y Diseno Industrial, S.A DE C.V · 2011
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK052498 Fragment Specific FixatorDavid J. Slutsky MD · 2005

Most influential descendants

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  • K042761Wristore Distal Radius Fracture Fixator, 4600 SeriesZimmer, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K101338Newfix External Fixation SystemTechnologia Y Diseno Industrial, S.A DE C.V · 2011 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K052498Fragment Specific FixatorDavid J. Slutsky MD · 2005 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K942906Agee-Wristjack Pre-Drill KitHand Biomechanics Lab, Inc.1994—
−1K984498Synthes (Usa) Articulating Distal Radius (Adrf) SystemSynthes (Usa)1999—
0 (this device)K012294Wristore FixatorMillennium Medical Technologies, Inc.2002—
+1K042761Wristore Distal Radius Fracture Fixator, 4600 SeriesZimmer, Inc.2004—
+1K101338Newfix External Fixation SystemTechnologia Y Diseno Industrial, S.A DE C.V2011—
+2K052498Fragment Specific FixatorDavid J. Slutsky MD2005—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199810
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
200510
201110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012294, 1994–2011Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K003397Colles C Series Frame Sterile Pack
Summary page 1
…istore Fixator is substantially equivalent to the following legally marketed upper extremity external fixators marketed by DePuy, Inc and Synthes, Inc. respectively. e K003397, Colles C Series Frame Sterile Pack. K984498, Articulating Distal Radius Fixator. Both referericed equivalent fixators are legal…
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20011
*K984498Synthes (Usa) Articulating Distal Radius (Adrf) System
Summary page 1
…the following legally marketed upper extremity external fixators marketed by DePuy, Inc and Synthes, Inc. respectively. e K003397, Colles C Series Frame Sterile Pack. K984498, Articulating Distal Radius Fixator. Both referericed equivalent fixators are legally marketed. Both fixators have the sariie in…
Synthes (Usa)1999—

Also cleared against K003397: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (3)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K042761Wristore Distal Radius Fracture Fixator, 4600 SeriesZimmer, Inc.20041
K101338Newfix External Fixation SystemTechnologia Y Diseno Industrial, S.A DE C.V20110

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?

  • The line of descent spans 8 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.2 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K042761 (Zimmer, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K003397.

How does its category compare?

All KTT devices

KTT Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KTT

10in 2025

2007: 92008: 112009: 112010: 122011: 102012: 92013: 72014: 142015: 122016: 102017: 112018: 62019: 82020: 92021: 102022: 32023: 72024: 52025: 102026 (partial year): 5
2007high 14 (2014) · low 3 (2022)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KTT

88in 2025

2007: 55 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 94 days median2010: 148 days median2011: 157 days median2012: 140 days median2013: 87 days median2014: 129 days median2015: 60 days median2016: 142 days median2017: 184 days median2018: 149 days median2019: 110 days median2020: 200 days median2021: 83 days median2022: 25 days median2023: 29 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 88 days median2026 (partial year): 68 days median
2007high 200 (2020) · low 25 (2022)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KTT

2in 2021

2007: 22008: 12009: 22010: 12012: 42013: 72017: 12018: 142019: 32021: 22026 (partial year): 11
2007high 14 (2018) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KTT

673in 2025

2007: 452008: 662009: 452010: 1212011: 1962012: 5272013: 8982014: 4452015: 4012016: 4002017: 4852018: 5972019: 8002020: 9422021: 9612022: 6272023: 5542024: 5232025: 673
2007high 961 (2021) · low 45 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KTT, 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
2007955245
20081173166
20091194245
2010121481121
2011101570196
201291404527
20137877898
2014141290445
201512600401
2016101420400
2017111841485
2018614914597
201981103800
202092000942
202110832961
20223250627
20237290554
20245900523
202510880673
202656811—

What is it indicated for?

The Wristore Fixator is intended to provide external fixation of the upper extremity. External fixation devices allow for three plane (axial, AP & medio/lateral) control over fractures and bone segments.

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. “K012294: Wristore Fixator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012294

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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