# K013877: Codman Slim-Loc System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 19, 2001 after 26 days
- Product code: KWQ (Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3060
- 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 K953730 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
257 later devices descend from it; 9 cite it directly.
0 of 259 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K953730: Codman Anterior Cervical Plate System, Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K040655: Swift Anterior Cervical Plate System (2004), 217 descendants of its own
- K072546: Swift Plus Anterior Cervical Plate System (2007), 195 descendants of its own
- K080646: C-Tek Maxan Anterior Cervical Plate System (2008), 193 descendants of its own
- K133475: Struxxure Anterior Cervical Plate and Screws (2013), 132 descendants of its own
- K141376: Inertia Pedicle Screw System, Honour Spacer System, Facet Fixx, Struxxure Anterior Cervical Plate and Screws (2014), 106 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The CODMAN SLIM-LOC™ System’s plates and screws are permanent implants, generally indicated for stabilization of the cervical spine from C2 to C7 employing unicortical screw fixation at the anterior face of the vertebral bodies. This product may be employed as an internal fixation device during the time interval required for arthrodesis. Specific clinical indications for anterior plating include: Instability caused by trauma; Instability associated with correction of cervical lordosis and kyphosis deformity; Instability associated with pseudoarthrosis as a result of previously failed cervical spine surgery; Instability associated with major reconstructive surgery for primary tumors or metastatic malignant tumors of the cervical spine; Instability associated with single or multiple level corpectomy in advanced degenerative disk disease, spinal canal stenosis, and cervical myelopathy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K013877
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology