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Dekompressor Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy Probe

K013513510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 17, 200287-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.1100

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

Pain Concepts, Inc. · HRX Arthroscope

Cleared on Jan 17, 2002 after an 87-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 29 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 17, 2002
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

29 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2009: 3 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 5 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK013513 Dekompressor Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy ProbePain Concepts, Inc. · 2002
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 28 of its ownK032473 Dekompressor Percutaneous Discectomy ProbeStryker Instruments · 2003 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK040919 Nucleotome Probe Set, Model 21200Clarus Medical, LLC · 2004 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 14 of its ownK062038 X-Sten Mild Tool Kit, Model MTK-0001X-Sten Corp. · 2006
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 13 of its ownK093062 Vertos Medical Mild Device KitX-Sten Corp. · 2010
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 7 of its ownK180876 DTRAX Spinal SystemProvidence Medical Technology, Inc. · 2018

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12004: 12006: 12009: 32010: 12011: 12012: 52013: 22014: 12018: 22019: 12021: 12024: 22025: 32026: 4
2003high 5 (2012) · low 0 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K032473Dekompressor Percutaneous Discectomy ProbeStryker Instruments · 2003 · cites it directly28descendants
  • K040919Nucleotome Probe Set, Model 21200Clarus Medical, LLC · 2004 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K062038X-Sten Mild Tool Kit, Model MTK-0001X-Sten Corp. · 2006 · 2 generations on14descendants
  • K093062Vertos Medical Mild Device KitX-Sten Corp. · 2010 · 3 generations on13descendants
  • K180876DTRAX Spinal SystemProvidence Medical Technology, Inc. · 2018 · 4 generations on7descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K013513Dekompressor Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy ProbePain Concepts, Inc.2002—
+1K032473Dekompressor Percutaneous Discectomy ProbeStryker Instruments20033
+2K040919Nucleotome Probe Set, Model 21200Clarus Medical, LLC20041
+2K062038X-Sten Mild Tool Kit, Model MTK-0001X-Sten Corp.2006—
+3K093062Vertos Medical Mild Device KitX-Sten Corp.2010—
+4K180876DTRAX Spinal SystemProvidence Medical Technology, Inc.2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200410
200610
200930
201010
201110
201250
201320
201410
201820
201910
202110
202420
202530
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013513, 2002–2026Source: 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 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it? (29)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032473Dekompressor Percutaneous Discectomy ProbeStryker Instruments200328

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?

  • Of its descendants, K032473 (Stryker Instruments, 2003) has gone furthest, with 28 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HRX devices

HRX Arthroscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HRX

9in 2025

2007: 72008: 92009: 112010: 92011: 32012: 112013: 122014: 92015: 42016: 82017: 42018: 122019: 122020: 72021: 72022: 32023: 42024: 62025: 92026 (partial year): 7
2007high 12 (2013) · low 3 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRX

107in 2025

2007: 89 days median2008: 115 days median2009: 139 days median2010: 114 days median2011: 84 days median2012: 102 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 132 days median2016: 89 days median2017: 97 days median2018: 101 days median2019: 45 days median2020: 141 days median2021: 57 days median2022: 89 days median2023: 249 days median2024: 110 days median2025: 107 days median2026 (partial year): 217 days median
2007high 249 (2023) · low 45 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRX

1in 2024

2007: 32008: 132009: 232010: 122011: 62013: 42015: 72018: 12021: 32024: 1
2007high 23 (2009) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRX

2,076in 2025

2007: 4212008: 4412009: 5582010: 6122011: 6312012: 7782013: 6782014: 8022015: 7632016: 4692017: 9342018: 1,5812019: 1,6762020: 1,7062021: 1,9082022: 1,4062023: 1,8522024: 2,4272025: 2,076
2007high 2,427 (2024) · low 421 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRX, 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
20077893421
2008911513441
20091113923558
2010911412612
20113846631
2012111020778
201312904678
201491400802
201541327763
20168890469
20174970934
20181210111,581
2019124501,676
2020714101,706
202175731,908
202238901,406
2023424901,852
2024611012,427
2025910702,076
202672170—

What is it indicated for?

The Pain Concepts’ Dekompressor™ Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy Probe is intended for use for the aspiration of disc material during percutaneous lumbar discectomies.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K013513: Dekompressor Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy Probe.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013513

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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