# K024086: Propeller Head Small Cannulated Screw System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Biomet Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 9, 2003 after 29 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K922322 (1992). 5 ancestors in all.
171 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 177 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K013534: Self-Countersinking Bone Screw, Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. (2001) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K082874: Biodrive Cannulated Screw System (2009), 168 descendants of its own
- K093629: Solitaire and Solitaire Peek Anterior Spinal System (2010), 143 descendants of its own
- K113796: Solitaire-C Cervical Spacer System (2012), 142 descendants of its own
- K132029: Vault-C Intervertebral Body Fusion Device (2013), 108 descendants of its own
- K190546: NEXXT MATRIXX Stand Alone Cervical System (2019), 93 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Propeller Head Small Cannulated Screw System is indicated for the following conditions: Fixation of fractures in long bones. Fixation of the small bones, including those in the foot, patella, ankle, wrist and elbow. Ligament reconstruction Arthrodesis of the foot, ankle, wrist and elbow. Small bone osteotomies Osteochondritis dissecans

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024086
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology