# K020620: Blackstone Iii Degree Anterior Cervical Plating System (Plate Washer)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Blackstone Medical, Inc.
- Decided: May 23, 2002 after 87 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: 4 generations back to K922087 (1992). 14 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K012184: Blackstone Iii Anterior Cervical Plating System, Blackstone Medical, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K974885: Blackstone Medical Inc. Anterior Cervical Plate System, Blackstone Medical, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K211712: 3° Anterior Cervical Plating System, Reliant Anterior Cervical Plating System, Unity Lumbosacral Fixation System, Hallmark Anterior Plate System, NewBridge Laminoplasty Fixation System, CETRA Anterior Cervical Plate System (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Blackstone™ III° Anterior Cervical Plating System is intended for anterior fixation to the cervical spine from C2 to C7. The specific clinical indications include: a) degenerative disc disease (as defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degenerative disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies); b) spondylolisthesis; c) fracture; d) spinal stenosis; e) deformities (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis); f) tumor; g) pseudarthrosis; h) revision of previous surgery

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020620
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology