# K024233: Kompressor Screw System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Kinetikos Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 6, 2003 after 45 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 K962823 (1996). 7 ancestors in all.
299 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
1 of 307 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020791: HBS Headless Bone Screw, Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc. (2002)
- K993762: I.CO.S Screw, New Deal, S.A. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K040356: Kompressor Screw System (2004), 255 descendants of its own
- K060071: Nexa Compression Screw (2006), 251 descendants of its own
- K063298: Osteomed Headless Cannulated Screw System (2007), 246 descendants of its own
- K111994: Smith & Nephew Cannulated Screws and Washers (2011), 161 descendants of its own
- K143039: CrossRoads Screw System (2015), 79 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The use of the Kompressor compression screw is generally indicated for the reduction and fixation of fractures of the small bones of the hand and wrist, such as the scaphoid. It is indicated for use in the fixation of fractures classified as acute or fresh, as well as cases of non-union where conscmative treatment options have failed. Use of the implant is contraindicated in those cases where complex avascular necrosis has rendered bone stock inadequate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024233
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology