# K042573: KLS Martin Drill-Free MMF Screw

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: KLS-Martin L.P.
- Decided: Oct 18, 2004 after 27 days
- Product code: DZL (Screw, Fixation, Intraosseous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 872.4880
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K820944 (1982). 14 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980760: KLS-Martin MMF Screw, KLS-Martin L.P. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K971297: Centre-Drive Drill-Free Screw, KLS-Martin L.P. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K033483: KLS-Martin Ortho Anchorage System, KLS-Martin L.P. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K083432: Drill Free MMF Screw (2009), 3 descendants of its own
- K241314: KLS Martin Oral-Max Implants MR Conditional (bundled) (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K260137: KLS Martin IPS Oral-Max Implants - MR Conditional; Individual Patient Solutions - Ti (IPS-Ti); Individual Patient Solutions - PEEK (IPS-PEEK); KLS Martin Individual Patient Solutions (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K233721: KLS Martin Drill-Free MMF Screw (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The KLS Martin Drill Free® MMF Screws is intended for use in maxillomandibular fixation to provide stabilization of fractures of the maxilla, mandible, or both.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042573
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology