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Modification to Verte-Stack

K040422510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 19, 200430-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3060

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

Medtronic Sofamor Danek · MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device

Cleared on Mar 19, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K031780 (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, 2003) and 1 other predicate after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 2001. 1 of the 1,012 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 1,002 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 19, 2004
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MQP
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K003155 (2001). 9 ancestors in all, the oldest K841189 (1984). 1,002 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 1 of the 1,012 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 2 other ancestors2000: 1 other ancestor1984: 1 other ancestor2004: 1 descendant cleared2007: 5 descendants cleared2008: 5 descendants cleared2006: 5 descendants cleared2014: 24 descendants cleared2020: 97 descendants cleared2019: 77 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2013: 13 descendants cleared2017: 71 descendants cleared2025: 86 descendants cleared2015: 31 descendants cleared2011: 10 descendants cleared2010: 4 descendants cleared2012: 8 descendants cleared2021: 84 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12016: 46 descendants cleared2022: 81 descendants cleared2018: 69 descendants cleared2026: 77 descendants cleared2023: 105 descendants cleared2024: 101 descendants clearedK003155 · Vertebral Body Replacement · Osteotech, Inc. · 2001K012254 · VBR · Osteotech, Inc. · 2001×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K021791 (2002), K023570 (2002) K031780 · Verte-Stack Spinal System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 200319801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 3 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 10 descendants4 generations forward: 10 descendants5 generations forward: 40 descendants6 generations forward: 106 descendants7 generations forward: 206 descendants8 generations forward: 251 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall19 generations forward: 194 descendants10 generations forward: 110 descendants11 generations forward: 45 descendants12 generations forward: 15 descendants13 generations forward: 8 descendants14 generations forward: 2 descendants K031780 · Verte-Stack Spinal System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2003K023570 · Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2002K021791 · Verte-Stack Spinal System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2002K012254 · VBR · Osteotech, Inc. · 2001K003155 · Vertebral Body Replacement · Osteotech, Inc. · 2001−50+5+10
  1. Root · 5 generations backK003155 Vertebral Body ReplacementOsteotech, Inc. · 2001
  2. 4 generations backK012254 VBROsteotech, Inc. · 2001
  3. 3 generations backK021791 Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2002
  4. 2 generations backK023570 Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2002
  5. 1 generation backK031780 Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2003
  6. This deviceK040422 Modification to Verte-StackMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2004
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 999 of its ownK043561 Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2004
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 992 of its ownK060719 Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2006
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 844 of its ownK062073 Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2006
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 716 of its ownK082342 Modification to Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2008
  11. Descendant · 3 generations on · 710 of its ownK082732 Modification to: Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2008

Showing 5 of 1,002 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2004: 12006: 52007: 52008: 52009: 22010: 42011: 102012: 82013: 132014: 242015: 312016: 462017: 712018: 692019: 772020: 972021: 842022: 812023: 1052024: 1012025: 862026: 77
2004high 105 (2023) · low 0 (2005)2026

Class I recalls in this family

  • K211616 ExcelsiusHub8 generations on · 2021

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 1,002 · See all
  • K043561Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2004 · cites it directly999descendants
  • K060719Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2006 · 2 generations on992descendants
  • K062073Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2006 · 3 generations on844descendants
  • K082342Modification to Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2008 · 2 generations on716descendants
  • K082732Modification to: Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on710descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K003155Vertebral Body ReplacementOsteotech, Inc.2001—
−4K012254VBROsteotech, Inc.2001—
−3K021791Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2002—
−2K023570Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2002—
−1K031780Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2003—
0 (this device)K040422Modification to Verte-StackMedtronic Sofamor Danek2004—
+1K043561Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2004—
+2K060719Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2006—
+3K062073Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2006—
+2K082342Modification to Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2008—
+3K082732Modification to: Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2008—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198410
200010
200120

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
200650
200750
200850
200920
201040
2011100
201280
2013130
2014240
2015310
2016460
2017710
2018690
2019770
2020970
2021841
2022810
20231050
20241010
2025860
2026770
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K040422, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MQP device

  1. #1 K261810 Vertiwedge® Intraosseous Systemscore 18.1 · 22 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K031780Verte-Stack Spinal System
Summary page 2
…tation was provided which demonstrated the VERTE-STACKTM Spinal System to be substantially equivalent to the previously cleared VERTE-STACK TM Spinal System (K031780, SE 07/30/03) and to the VERTE-SPAN TM Spinal System (K010930, SE 10/24/01).…
Medtronic Sofamor Danek2003—
*K010930Lift VB Spinal System
Summary page 2
…l System to be substantially equivalent to the previously cleared VERTE-STACK TM Spinal System (K031780, SE 07/30/03) and to the VERTE-SPAN TM Spinal System (K010930, SE 10/24/01). (". JQ === Page 3…
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc.2001—

Also cleared against K031780: 10 other devices →

What descends from it? (1,002)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K043561Modification to Verte-Stack Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2004999
K063637Reliance VBS SystemReliance Medical Systems, LLC20071
K081383Reliance VBS SystemReliance Medical Systems, LLC20080

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K211616ExcelsiusHubGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2021 · 8 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 3 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8 months on median.
  • None of the 9 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K043561 (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, 2004) has gone furthest, with 999 descendants of its own.
  • 10 other devices also cite its predicate K031780.

How does its category compare?

All MQP devices

MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MQP

4in 2024

2007: 302008: 172009: 112010: 62011: 82012: 72013: 32014: 52015: 82017: 92018: 62019: 82020: 32022: 12023: 12024: 42026 (partial year): 3
2007high 30 (2007) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQP

187in 2024

2007: 107 days median2008: 47 days median2009: 115 days median2010: 174 days median2011: 237 days median2012: 82 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 125 days median2015: 126 days median2017: 97 days median2018: 152 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 103 days median2024: 187 days median2026 (partial year): 102 days median
2007high 237 (2011) · low 47 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · MQP

1in 2022

2007: 22009: 142010: 22011: 12012: 22020: 152022: 1
2007high 15 (2020) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQP

168in 2025

2007: 612008: 762009: 1112010: 1662011: 1212012: 1412013: 2072014: 2162015: 2582016: 1292017: 1412018: 1302019: 1172020: 1572021: 2082022: 1372023: 712024: 982025: 168
2007high 258 (2015) · low 61 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQP, 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
200730107261
20081747076
20091111514111
201061742166
201182371121
20127822141
20133900207
201451250216
201581260258
20160—0129
20179970141
201861520130
20198930117
2020310315157
20210—0208
20221—1137
20231—071
20244187098
20250—0168
202631020—

What is it indicated for?

The VERTE-STACK™ Spinal System is a vertebral body replacement device intended for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5) to replace a collapsed, damaged, or unstable vertebral body due to tumor or trauma (i.e., fracture). The VERTE-STACK™ Spinal System is to be used with supplemental fixation. Specifically, the VERTE-STACK™ device is to be used with the Medtronic Sofamor Danek ZPLATE II Anterior Fixation System, the DYNALOK™ CLASSIC Spinal System, the VANTAGE™ Anterior Fixation System, TSRH® Spinal System, CD HORIZON® Spinal System, the GDLH® Spinal System, or their successors. Additionally, the VERTE-STACK™ device is intended to be used with bone graft.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Also cleared against K031780

10 other devices cite the same predicate.

  • K110562Telamon Peek Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA · 2011
  • K081383Reliance VBS SystemReliance Medical Systems, LLC · 2008
  • K063637Reliance VBS SystemReliance Medical Systems, LLC · 2007
  • K050624Stryker Spine Avs PL Peek SpacerStryker Spine · 2005
  • K042571Stryker Spine Avs TL Peek SpacerStryker Spine · 2005
  • K042713Fidji-Vertebral Body Replacement Type 5Spine Next America Corporation · 2004

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154 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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  • K172199ELEVATE Spinal System, CAPSTONE PTC Spinal System, CRESCENT Spinal System, CRESCENT Spinal System TitaniumMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2017
  • K171031CRESCENT™ Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2017

Recent decisions in MQP

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  • K261810Vertiwedge® Intraosseous SystemFoundation Surgical Group · 2026
  • K261031Poseidon STSignus Medinzintechnik GmbH · 2026
  • K253158VyBrate™ VBR SystemVy Spine, LLC · 2026
  • K241468Vertiwedge® Intraosseous SystemFoundation Surgical Group, Inc. · 2024
  • K232790KONG®-TL VBR System and KONG® C VBR SystemIcotec AG · 2024

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510(k) Report. “K040422: Modification to Verte-Stack.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K040422

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Record history
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