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MX Polyaxial Pedicle Screw

K043001510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 1, 200430-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3070

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

Scient'X · MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation

Cleared on Dec 1, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K013447 (Scien'Tx USA, Inc., 2002) and 1 other predicate after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1990. 37 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 1, 2004
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MNH
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K901587 (1990). 30 ancestors in all. 37 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 other ancestor1998: 4 other ancestors1996: 4 other ancestors1997: 2 other ancestors1995: 3 other ancestors1994: 2 other ancestors1993: 2 other ancestors1992: 5 other ancestors1990: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2025: 7 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2023: 6 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2024: 6 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK901587 · TSRH Sacral L-Connector · Danek Medical, Inc. · 1990K950099 · Synergy (TM) TI Posterior Spinal System · Buckman Co., Inc. · 1997K973836 · Synergy 6.35MM SS Rod with Screws for Anterior Use, Part of the Cross Medical-Synergy Anterior Spinal System · Cross Medical Products, Inc. · 1998K980484 · Aesculap Spine System Evolution · Aesculap, Inc. · 1998K990118 · Isobar Spinal System · Scien'Tx USA, Inc. · 1999K020245 · Modification to Isobar Spinal System · Scien'Tx USA, Inc. · 20021990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 2 other ancestors3 generations back: 2 other ancestors4 generations back: 17 other ancestors5 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 9 descendants4 generations forward: 10 descendants5 generations forward: 2 descendants6 generations forward: 4 descendants7 generations forward: 4 descendants8 generations forward: 3 descendants9 generations forward: 1 descendant K020245 · Modification to Isobar Spinal System · Scien'Tx USA, Inc. · 2002K990118 · Isobar Spinal System · Scien'Tx USA, Inc. · 1999K980484 · Aesculap Spine System Evolution · Aesculap, Inc. · 1998K973836 · Synergy 6.35MM SS Rod with Screws for Anterior Use, Part of the Cross Medical-Synergy Anterior Spinal System · Cross Medical Products, Inc. · 1998K950099 · Synergy (TM) TI Posterior Spinal System · Buckman Co., Inc. · 1997K901587 · TSRH Sacral L-Connector · Danek Medical, Inc. · 1990−50+5
  1. Root · 6 generations backK901587 TSRH Sacral L-ConnectorDanek Medical, Inc. · 1990
  2. 5 generations backK950099 Synergy (TM) TI Posterior Spinal SystemBuckman Co., Inc. · 1997
  3. 4 generations backK973836 Synergy 6.35MM SS Rod with Screws for Anterior Use, Part of the…Cross Medical Products, Inc. · 1998
  4. 3 generations backK980484 Aesculap Spine System EvolutionAesculap, Inc. · 1998
  5. 2 generations backK990118 Isobar Spinal SystemScien'Tx USA, Inc. · 1999
  6. 1 generation backK020245 Modification to Isobar Spinal SystemScien'Tx USA, Inc. · 2002
  7. This deviceK043001 MX Polyaxial Pedicle ScrewScient'X · 2004
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 36 of its ownK062912 Scient'x Spinal SystemScient'X · 2007
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 29 of its ownK133369 Tiger Spine SystemCorelink, LLC · 2014
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 17 of its ownK153453 Inertia Pedicle Screw and Deformity Correxxion SystemNexxt Spine, LLC · 2016
  11. Descendant · 4 generations on · 13 of its ownK192121 Black Diamond Pedicle Screw SystemOsseus Fusion Systems · 2019
  12. Descendant · 5 generations on · 12 of its ownK213935 PISCES-SA Standalone ALIF Interbody SystemOsseus Fusion Systems · 2022

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Descendants cleared per year

2007: 12014: 22015: 32016: 32019: 32020: 32022: 22023: 62024: 62025: 72026: 1
2007high 7 (2025) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K062912Scient'x Spinal SystemScient'X · 2007 · cites it directly36descendants
  • K133369Tiger Spine SystemCorelink, LLC · 2014 · 2 generations on29descendants
  • K153453Inertia Pedicle Screw and Deformity Correxxion SystemNexxt Spine, LLC · 2016 · 3 generations on17descendants
  • K192121Black Diamond Pedicle Screw SystemOsseus Fusion Systems · 2019 · 4 generations on13descendants
  • K213935PISCES-SA Standalone ALIF Interbody SystemOsseus Fusion Systems · 2022 · 5 generations on12descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K901587TSRH Sacral L-ConnectorDanek Medical, Inc.1990—
−5K950099Synergy (TM) TI Posterior Spinal SystemBuckman Co., Inc.1997—
−4K973836Synergy 6.35MM SS Rod with Screws for Anterior Use, Part of the Cross…Cross Medical Products, Inc.1998—
−3K980484Aesculap Spine System EvolutionAesculap, Inc.1998—
−2K990118Isobar Spinal SystemScien'Tx USA, Inc.1999—
−1K020245Modification to Isobar Spinal SystemScien'Tx USA, Inc.2002—
0 (this device)K043001MX Polyaxial Pedicle ScrewScient'X2004—
+1K062912Scient'x Spinal SystemScient'X2007—
+2K133369Tiger Spine SystemCorelink, LLC2014—
+3K153453Inertia Pedicle Screw and Deformity Correxxion SystemNexxt Spine, LLC2016—
+4K192121Black Diamond Pedicle Screw SystemOsseus Fusion Systems2019—
+5K213935PISCES-SA Standalone ALIF Interbody SystemOsseus Fusion Systems2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199250
199320
199420
199530
199640
199720
199840
200210

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
201420
201530
201630
201930
202030
202220
202360
202460
202570
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K043001, 1990–2026Source: 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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K013447Isobar Spinal System
Summary page 1
…MNI/MNH Equivalent Device The MIX Polyaxial Pedicle Screw is a modification to the ISOBAR Polyaxial Pedicle Screw system (K(013447) and the ISOBAR Closed Pedicle Screw (K020245). It is similar in material, design, and indications. Dev…
Scien'Tx USA, Inc.2002—
*K020245Modification to Isobar Spinal System
Summary page 1
…le Screw is a modification to the ISOBAR Polyaxial Pedicle Screw system (K(013447) and the ISOBAR Closed Pedicle Screw (K020245). It is similar in material, design, and indications. Device Description The MX Polyaxial Pedicle Screw consists of pedicle scre…
Scien'Tx USA, Inc.2002—

What descends from it? (37)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K062912Scient'x Spinal SystemScient'X200736

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?

  • The line of descent spans 14 years and passes through 6 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.8 years on median.
  • None of the 30 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K062912 (Scient'X, 2007) has gone furthest, with 36 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MNH devices

MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MNH

8in 2016

2007: 52008: 132009: 132010: 102011: 172012: 72013: 102014: 122015: 102016: 8
2007high 17 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MNH

93in 2016

2007: 123 days median2008: 65 days median2009: 151 days median2010: 106 days median2011: 171 days median2012: 93 days median2013: 124 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 99 days median2016: 93 days median
2007high 171 (2011) · low 65 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · MNH

1in 2016

2009: 72012: 12013: 12016: 1
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MNH

89in 2025

2007: 182008: 302009: 452010: 592011: 1072012: 4332013: 4642014: 2862015: 1522016: 2162017: 1742018: 1292019: 4032020: 4322021: 5312022: 2652023: 1212024: 3022025: 89
2007high 531 (2021) · low 18 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MNH, 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
20075123018
20081365030
200913151745
201010106059
2011171710107
20127931433
2013101241464
2014121400286
201510990152
20168931216
20170—0174
20180—0129
20190—0403
20200—0432
20210—0531
20220—0265
20230—0121
20240—0302
20250—089
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The MX Polyaxial Pedicle Screw is a pedicle screw system intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients as an adjunct to fusion in the treatment of the following acute and chronic instabilities or deformities of the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine: degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurological impairment, fracture, dislocation, scoliosis, kyphosis, spinal tumor, and failed…

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The MX Polyaxial Pedicle Screw is a pedicle screw system intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments in skeletally mature patients as an adjunct to fusion in the treatment of the following acute and chronic instabilities or deformities of the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spine: degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurological impairment, fracture, dislocation, scoliosis, kyphosis, spinal tumor, and failed previous fusion (pseudarthrosis).

As a pedicle screw system the MX Polyaxial Pedicle Screws are indicated for the treatment of severe spondylolisthesis (Grades 3 and 4) of the L5-S1 vertebra in skeletally mature patients receiving fusion by autogenous bone graft having implants attached to the lumbar and sacral spine (L3 to sacrum) with removal of the implants after the attainment of a solid fusion.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K043001: MX Polyaxial Pedicle Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K043001

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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