# K022578: Endius Flextip Blade

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Endius, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 23, 2002 after 18 days
- Product code: HRX (Arthroscope)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.1100
- 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 K950054 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 18 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K950054: Endo-Bend (TM) Shaver, Paladin Medical, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K062038: X-Sten Mild Tool Kit, Model MTK-0001 (2006), 14 descendants of its own
- K093062: Vertos Medical Mild Device Kit (2010), 13 descendants of its own
- K180876: DTRAX Spinal System (2018), 7 descendants of its own
- K190201: CORUS Spinal System (2019), 6 descendants of its own
- K212636: CORUS Spinal System-X (2021), 5 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Endius@FlexTip@Blade is an articulating soft tissue resector designed to be used as an accessory to an Arthroscopic Micro-discectomy (AMD) system or an equivalent and compatible drive system, to perform percutaneous lumbar discectomies.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022578
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology