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Centerpulse, Spine-Tech Division Cement Restrictor

K022615510(k) SpecialDecided Oct 29, 200283-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300

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

Centerpulse Spine-Tech, Inc. · JDK Prosthesis, Hip, Cement Restrictor

Cleared on Oct 29, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K020344 (Sulzer Spine-Tech, 2002) and 1 other predicate after an 83-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1990. 32 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 29, 2002
Review
83 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDK
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K900138 (1990). 7 ancestors in all. 32 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 3 other ancestors1991: 1 other ancestor2010: 2 descendants cleared2011: 3 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2013: 4 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant clearedK900138 · Motech Titanium Surgical Mesh · Biedermann Motech GmbH · 1990K990345 · Rabea Device, Model Pxxxxxx · Signus Medizintechnik GmbH · 1999K020344 · RPX Titanium Cemnt Restrictor · Sulzer Spine-Tech · 20021990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 7 descendants3 generations forward: 11 descendants4 generations forward: 4 descendants5 generations forward: 4 descendants6 generations forward: 3 descendants7 generations forward: 2 descendants K020344 · RPX Titanium Cemnt Restrictor · Sulzer Spine-Tech · 2002K990345 · Rabea Device, Model Pxxxxxx · Signus Medizintechnik GmbH · 1999K900138 · Motech Titanium Surgical Mesh · Biedermann Motech GmbH · 19900+5
  1. Root · 3 generations backK900138 Motech Titanium Surgical MeshBiedermann Motech GmbH · 1990
  2. 2 generations backK990345 Rabea Device, Model PxxxxxxSignus Medizintechnik GmbH · 1999
  3. 1 generation backK020344 RPX Titanium Cemnt RestrictorSulzer Spine-Tech · 2002
  4. This deviceK022615 Centerpulse, Spine-Tech Division Cement RestrictorCenterpulse Spine-Tech, Inc. · 2002
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 31 of its ownK091425 Quantum M Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2010
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 29 of its ownK100497 Quantum IM Composite Nailing System (Quantum Nailing System)N.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2010
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK102369 Piccolo Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2011 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 15 of its ownK111056 Piccolo Composite Nailing SystemCarboFix Orthopedics, Ltd. · 2011 · Recalled
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 15 of its ownK102597 Piccolo Composite Plate SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2011

Showing 5 of 32 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 42015: 22016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 32020: 32021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 12026: 2
2010high 4 (2013) · low 0 (2014)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K091425Quantum M Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2010 · cites it directly31descendants
  • K100497Quantum IM Composite Nailing System (Quantum Nailing System)N.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2010 · 2 generations on29descendants
  • K102369Piccolo Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2011 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K111056Piccolo Composite Nailing SystemCarboFix Orthopedics, Ltd. · 2011 · 2 generations on15descendants
  • K102597Piccolo Composite Plate SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd. · 2011 · 2 generations on15descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K900138Motech Titanium Surgical MeshBiedermann Motech GmbH1990—
−2K990345Rabea Device, Model PxxxxxxSignus Medizintechnik GmbH1999—
−1K020344RPX Titanium Cemnt RestrictorSulzer Spine-Tech2002—
0 (this device)K022615Centerpulse, Spine-Tech Division Cement RestrictorCenterpulse Spine-Tech, Inc.2002—
+1K091425Quantum M Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd.2010—
+2K100497Quantum IM Composite Nailing System (Quantum Nailing System)N.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd.2010—
+2K102369Piccolo Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd.20111
+2K111056Piccolo Composite Nailing SystemCarboFix Orthopedics, Ltd.20111
+2K102597Piccolo Composite Plate SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd.2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
200130

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201020
201130
201210
201340
201520
201630
201730
201810
201930
202030
202110
202210
202310
202410
202510
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K022615, 1990–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K020344RPX Titanium Cemnt Restrictor
Summary page 1
…I (per 21 CFR Part 878.3300) Panel -Orthopedic Predicate Device: RPXTMTitanium Cement Restrictor Device (K020344) Comparative Device: Medtronic Sofamor Danek PEEK OptimaTMLT Cement Restrictor…
Sulzer Spine-Tech2002—
*K010528Titanium Cement Restrictor Material Peek
Summary page 1
…Restrictor Device (K020344) Comparative Device: Medtronic Sofamor Danek PEEK OptimaTMLT Cement Restrictor (K010528) Subject Device Description: The Spine-TechTMCement Restrictor is a threaded, hollow…
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2001—

What descends from it? (32)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K091425Quantum M Composite Nailing SystemN.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd.201031

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?

  • The line of descent spans 12 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.8 years on median.
  • None of the 7 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K091425 (N.M.B. Medical Applications, Ltd., 2010) has gone furthest, with 31 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JDK devices

JDK Prosthesis, Hip, Cement Restrictor: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDK

1in 2021

2021: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDK

Too few JDK 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · JDK

5in 2011

2007: 62011: 5
2007high 6 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDK

6in 2025

2007: 32008: 52009: 12010: 22011: 32012: 12013: 32014: 22015: 72016: 22018: 12019: 132020: 42021: 32022: 42023: 72024: 52025: 6
2007high 13 (2019) · low 0 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDK, 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
20070—63
20080—05
20090—01
20100—02
20110—53
20120—01
20130—03
20140—02
20150—07
20160—02
20170—00
20180—01
20190—013
20200—04
20211—03
20220—04
20230—07
20240—05
20250—06
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Spine-Tech Cement Restrictor is intended for use as a cement restrictor in orthopedic surgeries such as those involving the femoral canal and tibial plateau in hip stem and total knee replacement.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K022615: Centerpulse, Spine-Tech Division Cement Restrictor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K022615

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026