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Lactosorb Craniofacial Anchor-Push Screw

K013557510(k) SpecialCleared Nov 16, 200123-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040

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

Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. · MBI Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue

Cleared on Nov 16, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K974136 (Biomet, Inc., 1998) after a 23-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1998. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Nov 16, 2001
Review
23 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MBI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K974136 (1998). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 descendant clearedK974136 · Craniofacial Anchors · Biomet, Inc. · 19981995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K974136 · Craniofacial Anchors · Biomet, Inc. · 19980
  1. Root · 1 generation backK974136 Craniofacial AnchorsBiomet, Inc. · 1998
  2. This deviceK013557 Lactosorb Craniofacial Anchor-Push ScrewWalter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. · 2001
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK061507 Sonicweld RX Endobrow FixationKLS-Martin L.P. · 2006

Most influential descendants

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  • K061507Sonicweld RX Endobrow FixationKLS-Martin L.P. · 2006 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K974136Craniofacial AnchorsBiomet, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K013557Lactosorb Craniofacial Anchor-Push ScrewWalter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.2001—
+1K061507Sonicweld RX Endobrow FixationKLS-Martin L.P.2006—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013557, 1998–2006Source: 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 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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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
*K974136Craniofacial Anchors
Summary page 1
…l Name: Resorbable soft tissue device Classification Name: Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue (MBI) Substantially Equivalent Devices: Craniofacial Anchors (K974136) Device Description: The Craniofacial Anchor-Push Screw is a resorbable (LactoSorb®) screw. The device is a screw that is direc…
Biomet, Inc.1998—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K061507Sonicweld RX Endobrow FixationKLS-Martin L.P.20060

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, K061507 (KLS-Martin L.P., 2006) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MBI devices

MBI Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MBI

27in 2025

2007: 162008: 102009: 192010: 172011: 302012: 242013: 312014: 232015: 232016: 172017: 172018: 162019: 312020: 352021: 182022: 192023: 522024: 222025: 272026 (partial year): 30
2007high 52 (2023) · low 10 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MBI

58in 2025

2007: 80 days median2008: 69 days median2009: 82 days median2010: 76 days median2011: 75 days median2012: 94 days median2013: 100 days median2014: 101 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 94 days median2017: 70 days median2018: 91 days median2019: 90 days median2020: 83 days median2021: 107 days median2022: 64 days median2023: 57 days median2024: 30 days median2025: 58 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 107 (2021) · low 30 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · MBI

1in 2025

2007: 242008: 62009: 22010: 32011: 232012: 62013: 22017: 42018: 22020: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 24 (2007) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MBI

3,826in 2025

2007: 2402008: 3382009: 3552010: 2912011: 3282012: 3712013: 4422014: 5042015: 5072016: 7952017: 6752018: 1,0722019: 1,3032020: 1,4542021: 1,8902022: 1,5912023: 2,5032024: 3,7792025: 3,826
2007high 3,826 (2025) · low 240 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MBI, 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
2007168024240
200810696338
200919822355
201017763291
2011307523328
201224946371
2013311002442
2014231010504
201523850507
201617940795
201717704675
2018169121,072
2019319001,303
2020358311,454
20211810701,890
2022196401,591
2023525712,503
2024223013,779
2025275813,826
202630630—

What is it indicated for?

The Craniofacial Anchor-Push Screw’s are indicated for use to assist resorbable suture in

open and endoscopic brow lift procedures.

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. “K013557: Lactosorb Craniofacial Anchor-Push Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013557

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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