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Modification to: Injectable Mimix

K012569510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 21, 2001134-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5300

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

Biomet, Inc. · GXP Methyl Methacrylate For Cranioplasty

Cleared on Dec 21, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K990290 (Biomet, Inc., 1999) after a 134-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999. 45 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 21, 2001
Review
134 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GXP
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K990290 (1999). 45 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2005: 3 descendants cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2024: 5 descendants cleared2023: 7 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant clearedK990290 · Craniofacial Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone Filler · Biomet, Inc. · 19991995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants4 generations forward: 6 descendants5 generations forward: 11 descendants6 generations forward: 11 descendants7 generations forward: 8 descendants8 generations forward: 2 descendants K990290 · Craniofacial Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone Filler · Biomet, Inc. · 19990+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK990290 Craniofacial Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone FillerBiomet, Inc. · 1999
  2. This deviceK012569 Modification to: Injectable MimixBiomet, Inc. · 2001
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 43 of its ownK021440 Bonesource HacStryker Instruments · 2002
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 41 of its ownK032366 Bonesource Hac Fast Setting CementStryker Instruments · 2003
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 36 of its ownK043334 Bone Source Hac Rapid Setting CementStryker Instruments · 2005
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 30 of its ownK060061 Stryker Injectable CementStryker Corp. · 2006
  7. Descendant · 5 generations on · 10 of its ownK161447 HydroSet XTOrthovita, Inc. · 2016 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12003: 22004: 22005: 32006: 32007: 22009: 12011: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 22018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 32023: 72024: 52026: 4
2002high 7 (2023) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K021440Bonesource HacStryker Instruments · 2002 · cites it directly43descendants
  • K032366Bonesource Hac Fast Setting CementStryker Instruments · 2003 · 2 generations on41descendants
  • K043334Bone Source Hac Rapid Setting CementStryker Instruments · 2005 · 3 generations on36descendants
  • K060061Stryker Injectable CementStryker Corp. · 2006 · 4 generations on30descendants
  • K161447HydroSet XTOrthovita, Inc. · 2016 · 5 generations on10descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K990290Craniofacial Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone FillerBiomet, Inc.1999—
0 (this device)K012569Modification to: Injectable MimixBiomet, Inc.2001—
+1K021440Bonesource HacStryker Instruments2002—
+2K032366Bonesource Hac Fast Setting CementStryker Instruments2003—
+3K043334Bone Source Hac Rapid Setting CementStryker Instruments2005—
+4K060061Stryker Injectable CementStryker Corp.2006—
+5K161447HydroSet XTOrthovita, Inc.20162

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200320
200420
200530
200630
200720
200910
201110
201410
201510
201610
201720
201830
201910
202010
202110
202230
202370
202450
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012569, 1999–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K990290Craniofacial Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone Filler
Summary page 1
…(882.5330) Device Product Code: 84GXP, 84)]BA Legally Marketed Devices To Which Substantial Equivalence Is Claimed: Craniofacial Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Bone Filler, K990290 Intended Use: The Injectable Mimix™ is a self-setting calcium phosphate cement intended for use in the repair of neurosurgical b…
Biomet, Inc.1999—

Also cleared against K990290: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (45)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K021440Bonesource HacStryker Instruments200243
K041089Oss Bone Graft System and Oss Rapidset Bone Graft SystemBiomet Manufacturing, Inc.20040

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, K021440 (Stryker Instruments, 2002) has gone furthest, with 43 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K990290.

How does its category compare?

All GXP devices

GXP Methyl Methacrylate For Cranioplasty: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GXP

4so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 32009: 12010: 12015: 12017: 12019: 12023: 22024: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 4 (2026) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GXP

87in 2007

2007: 87 days median2026 (partial year): 85 days median
2007high 87 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · GXP

2in 2019

2009: 12011: 12012: 12019: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GXP

1in 2025

2007: 82008: 102009: 222010: 592011: 312012: 282013: 182014: 192015: 132016: 172017: 162018: 92019: 92020: 312021: 142022: 32023: 22024: 102025: 1
2007high 59 (2010) · low 1 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GXP, 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
200738708
20080—010
20091—122
20101—059
20110—131
20120—128
20130—018
20140—019
20151—013
20160—017
20171—016
20180—09
20191—29
20200—031
20210—014
20220—03
20232—02
20242—010
20250—01
20264850—

What is it indicated for?

The Injectable Mimix™ is a self-setting calcium phosphate cement intended for use in the repair of neurosurgical burr holes, craniotomy cuts and other cranial defects as well as in the augmentation or restoration of bony contour in the craniofacial skeleton.

The bone filler is not intended for percutaneous injection use.

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. “K012569: Modification to: Injectable Mimix.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012569

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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