# K022271: Plus Pivot Link Universal System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Spine Vision, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 23, 2002 after 72 days
- Product code: MNI (Orthosis, Spinal Pedicle Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3070
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
180 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 181 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) PLUS Pivot Link Spinal System: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) CD Horizon Spinal System: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K031455: Conklusion Pedicle Screw System (2003), 179 descendants of its own
- K070933: Lowtop Pedicle Screw System (2007), 178 descendants of its own
- K072187: Pioneer Lowtop Spinal Rod System (2007), 177 descendants of its own
- K080518: Pioneer Surgical Technology Quantum Spinal System (2008), 174 descendants of its own
- K100297: Pass LP Spinal System (2010), 136 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
When used as a posterior, non-pedicle system of the noncervical spine, the PLUSTMPivot 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 (Le. 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-S 1 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)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022271
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology