510(k) · Cleared
ClearedP.L.U.S. System (Pivot Link Universal System)
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Spine Vision, Inc. · KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal
Cleared on Feb 13, 2002 after a 132-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Feb 13, 2002
- Review
- 132 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- KWP
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | SCS Claris Spinal System Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | CD Horizon Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
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.
How does its category compare?
All KWP devicesKWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · KWP
9in 2015
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · KWP
113in 2015
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · KWP
2in 2022
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · KWP
494in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code KWP, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14 | 96 | 2 | 210 |
| 2008 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 594 |
| 2009 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 682 |
| 2010 | 14 | 186 | 2 | 474 |
| 2011 | 12 | 67 | 6 | 792 |
| 2012 | 18 | 112 | 1 | 918 |
| 2013 | 12 | 99 | 3 | 1,090 |
| 2014 | 13 | 138 | 0 | 1,022 |
| 2015 | 9 | 113 | 1 | 1,348 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 3 | 1,379 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 864 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 1 | 657 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 2 | 518 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 796 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 525 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | 335 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 332 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 436 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 494 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
When used as a posterior, non-pedicle system of the noncervical spine, the PLUS™ Pivot Link Universal System is indicated for: degenerative disc disease (discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies) spondylolisthesis fracture spinal stenosis deformities (i.e. scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis) tumors failed previous fusion (pseudoarthrosis) The PLUS Pivot Link Universal System is also a pedicle screw…
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When used as a posterior, non-pedicle system of the noncervical spine, the PLUS™ Pivot Link Universal System is indicated for:
degenerative disc disease (discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies)
spondylolisthesis
fracture
spinal stenosis
deformities (i.e. scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis)
tumors
failed previous fusion (pseudoarthrosis)
The PLUS Pivot Link Universal System is also a pedicle screw system indicated for skeletally mature patients who:
have severe spondylolisthesis (Grades 3 and 4) at the L5-S1 vertebra;
receive fusions using autogenous bone graft only;
have the device fixed or attached to the lumbar and sacral spine (L3 to sacrum); and
have the device removed after the development of a solid fusion.
In addition, the PLUS Pivot Link Universal System is a pedicle screw system intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients as an adjunct to fusion in the treatment of the following acute and chronic instabilities or deformities of the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine:
Degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurologic impairment
fracture
dislocation
scoliosis
kyphosis
spinal tumor
failed previous fusion (pseudoarthrosis)
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K013312 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K013312: P.L.U.S. System (Pivot Link Universal System).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013312
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026