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Plla Cannulated Interference Screw

K032830510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 14, 2004460-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040

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

Advanced Biomaterials · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Dec 14, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K971358 (Arthrex, Inc., 1997) after a 460-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1997.

Decided
Dec 14, 2004
Review
460 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K971358 (1997). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K971358 · Bio-Interference Screw, 7 MM, 8 MM, 9 MM · Arthrex, Inc. · 1997199619982000200220042006
  1. Root · 1 generation backK971358 Bio-Interference Screw, 7 MM, 8 MM, 9 MMArthrex, Inc. · 1997
  2. This deviceK032830 Plla Cannulated Interference ScrewAdvanced Biomaterials · 2004
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K971358Bio-Interference Screw, 7 MM, 8 MM, 9 MMArthrex, Inc.1997—
0 (this device)K032830Plla Cannulated Interference ScrewAdvanced Biomaterials2004—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K032830, 1997–2004Source: 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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK011368FDA’s K011368 is Dry AC Acid Concentrate Mix for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis
Our reading of the summary gave K011368, FDA’s number for Dry AC Acid Concentrate Mix for Bicarbonate Hemodialysis (Gambro Renal Products). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “FMS Cannulated bioabsorbable interference screw”. Kept off the family tree.
Gambro Renal Products2001—
*K971358Bio-Interference Screw, 7 MM, 8 MM, 9 MM
Summary page 1
…on fastener: 888.3040 Predicate device: FMS Cannulated bioalbsorbable interference screw (KOl13685) Arthrex Bio-interference screw (K971 358) Device description: The PILLA cannulated interference screw is bio-absorbable sterile sing…
Arthrex, Inc.1997—

Also cleared against K971358: 4 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K971358.

How does its category compare?

All HWC devices

HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HWC

15in 2025

2007: 352008: 332009: 272010: 232011: 352012: 202013: 252014: 312015: 412016: 262017: 402018: 202019: 302020: 282021: 262022: 262023: 242024: 172025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007: 77 days median2008: 76 days median2009: 113 days median2010: 110 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 99 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 88 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 108 days median2020: 75 days median2021: 84 days median2022: 167 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 125 days median
2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 332009: 292010: 72011: 122012: 302013: 142014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 22022: 132025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 33 (2008) · low 0 (2023)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HWC

2,893in 2025

2007: 6692008: 6602009: 6512010: 7652011: 1,1042012: 3,3392013: 3,8502014: 2,5492015: 2,7112016: 2,2852017: 2,5612018: 3,6622019: 5,4632020: 4,8202021: 4,4462022: 3,9342023: 3,7182024: 3,5752025: 2,893
2007high 5,463 (2019) · low 651 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWC, 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
2007357725669
2008337633660
20092711329651
2010231107765
20113588121,104
20122099303,339
20132590143,850
2014318822,549
2015418552,711
20162613142,285
20174012742,561
20182010613,662
20193010855,463
2020287544,820
2021268424,446
202226167133,934
20232410403,718
2024179003,575
20251511112,893
2026211252—

What is it indicated for?

To provide interference fixation of soft tissue graft and bone-tendon-bone patellar graft during the Anterior Cruciate Ligament repair through arthroscopy or arthrotomy.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K032830: Plla Cannulated Interference Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K032830

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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