# K041356: Arthrex Tenodesis Screw Family

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 4, 2004 after 168 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
No predicates in its family tree.
247 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 248 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K052776: Tightrope Acromioclavicular (AC) Device, Titanium, Stainless Steel , Models AR-2257, AR-TBD (2005), 217 descendants of its own
- K112437: Arthrex Fracture System (2011), 91 descendants of its own
- K123241: Arthrex Fracture Plates (2013), 71 descendants of its own
- K082095: Ultraslide Acromioclavicular and Syndesmotic Repair Device (2008), 59 descendants of its own
- K112111: Acu-Sinch Repair System and Acumed Suture Anchor (2011), 49 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Tenodesis Family of Screws, made up of titanium or polylactide (PLLA), are intended to provide soft tissue reattachment, i.e., fixation of ligament and tendon graft tissue in surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, knee, foot/ankle, and hand/wrist. Specifically: Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repairs, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair. Biceps Tenodesis. Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction. Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Mid-foot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair, Flexor Hallucis Longus for Achilles Tendon reconstruction. Knee: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair, Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, and lilotibial Band Tenodesis. Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction. Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis repair,

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K041356
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology