# K040755: Exactech Resorbable Room Temperature Bone Paste

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Exactech, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 17, 2004 after 85 days
- Product code: MQV (Filler, Bone Void, Calcium Compound)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3045
- 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 K963562 (1997). 4 ancestors in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 21 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020078: Exactech Resorbable Bone Paste, Exactech, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K043048: Grafton Plus DBM Paste (2005), 10 descendants of its own
- K060794: Progenix DBM Putty and Paste (2006), 9 descendants of its own
- K072265: Progenix DMB Putty (2008), 4 descendants of its own
- K132868: Carricell (2015), 3 descendants of its own
- K050806: Optecure (2006), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Exactech Resorbable Bone Paste is intended for use as a bone graft extender (extremities, spine, pelvis) and as a bone void filler for bony voids or gaps of the extremities and pelvis that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. These defects may be surgically created osseous defects or osseous defects created from traumatic injury to the bone. Exactech Resorbable Bone Paste may be used with rigid fixation systems.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040755
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology