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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class III · 2013

Advanced Turbo Drive System

K050519510(k) SpecialCleared May 17, 200577-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4820Recalls 2

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

Linvatec Corp. · GEY Motor, Surgical Instrument, Ac-Powered

Cleared on May 17, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K002523 (Linvatec Corp., 2000) after a 77-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
May 17, 2005
Review
77 days
Class
Class I
Product code
GEY
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K002523 (2000). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 descendant clearedK002523 · Advantage Drive System · Linvatec Corp. · 2000200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K002523 · Advantage Drive System · Linvatec Corp. · 20000
  1. Root · 1 generation backK002523 Advantage Drive SystemLinvatec Corp. · 2000
  2. This deviceK050519 Advanced Turbo Drive SystemLinvatec Corp. · 2005
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK130497 D4000 Drive System; D4000A Drive System with IrrigationLinvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec · 2013

Most influential descendants

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  • K130497D4000 Drive System; D4000A Drive System with IrrigationLinvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec · 2013 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K002523Advantage Drive SystemLinvatec Corp.2000—
0 (this device)K050519Advanced Turbo Drive SystemLinvatec Corp.2005—
+1K130497D4000 Drive System; D4000A Drive System with IrrigationLinvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050519, 2000–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*K002523Advantage Drive System
Summary page 5
…TEC CORPORATION Advantage® Turbo Drive System Special 510(k) # A~6Stob9 February 18, 2005 D. Predicate/Legally Marketed Devices Advantage Drive System K002523 Linvatec Corporation E. Device Description The Advantage® Turbo Drive System device description is identical to the…
Linvatec Corp.2000—

Also cleared against K002523: 11 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K130497D4000 Drive System; D4000A Drive System with IrrigationLinvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec20130

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jan 24, 2013Class IIIZ-0916-2013Error in labelingThe Membrane Switch Panel (referred to as "front panel" of the component part number A34-003-207, used on both the D3000 and D3000I Advantage Drive System, contained the incorrect symbology per third edition IEC60606-01 Medical Electrical…
Jan 24, 2013Class IIIZ-0917-2013Error in labelingThe Membrane Switch Panel (referred to as "front panel" of the component part number A34-003-207, used on both the D3000 and D3000I Advantage Drive System, contained the incorrect symbology per third edition IEC60606-01 Medical Electrical…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K130497 (Linvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec, 2013) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 11 other devices also cite its predicate K002523.

How does its category compare?

All GEY devices

GEY Motor, Surgical Instrument, Ac-Powered: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GEY

FDA has decided no GEY device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GEY

Too few GEY 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GEY

2in 2013

2008: 12009: 12012: 12013: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GEY

965in 2025

2007: 192008: 92009: 42010: 42011: 112012: 142013: 9012014: 7382015: 2,0132016: 1,9432017: 2,1192018: 1,2882019: 1,1312020: 9522021: 1,1452022: 1,3602023: 1,4442024: 1,4472025: 965
2007high 2,119 (2017) · low 4 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GEY, 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
20070—019
20080—19
20090—14
20100—04
20110—011
20120—114
20130—2901
20140—0738
20150—02,013
20160—01,943
20170—02,119
20180—01,288
20190—01,131
20200—0952
20210—01,145
20220—01,360
20230—01,444
20240—01,447
20250—0965
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Advantage® Turbo Drive System functions as a powered instrument system consisting of handpieces and accessories to perform cutting of soft tissue and bone. The fields of application include Arthroscopic, Foot, Hand, Medial Sternotomy, Neurosurgical, Orthopedic, Otolaryngological, Oral/Maxillofacial, Plastic/Reconstructive and Spinal surgical procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K050519: Advanced Turbo Drive System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050519

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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