# K012648: Reprocessed Howmedica External Fixation Devices

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Alliance Medical Corp.
- Decided: Jun 24, 2002 after 315 days
- Product code: KTT (Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K802722 (1980). 3 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K802722: External Fixation System, Howmedica Corp. (1980) Summary page 2.
- K930836: Howmedica (R) Mono-Tube (TM) External Fixator System, Howmedica Corp. (1995) Summary page 2.
- K971755: Hoffmann II Compact External Fixation System, Howmedica Corp. (1997) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K052062: Alliance Medical Corporation Reprocessed External Fixation Devices (2005), 1 descendant of its own
- K153415: Reprocessed Stryker External Fixation Devices (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Reprocessed external fixation devices are indicated for use in patients requiring external skeletal fixation oand treatment of fractures, osteotomy, arthrodesis, correction of deformities, fracture revision, bone reconstruction procedures, limb lengthening, correction of bony or soft tissue deformities and segmental bony or soft tissue defects.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K012648
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology