# K050749: Arthrex Tak Family

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: May 12, 2005 after 50 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.
134 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 135 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
- K063479: Arthrex Pushlock (2006), 97 descendants of its own
- K112237: Microsuture Anchors (2011), 77 descendants of its own
- K140855: Arthrex Suturetak Suture Anchors (2014), 63 descendants of its own
- K070882: Stryker Peek Twinloop Tac (2007), 35 descendants of its own
- K140476: Arthrex Fibertak Suture Anchor (2014), 29 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Tak Family is intended to be used for suture or tissue fixation in the foot, ankle, knee, hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, and in select maxillofacial applications. Specific indications are listed below: Skull. Stabilization and fixation of oral cranio-maxillofacial skeletal bone, mandible and maxillofacial bones, Lateral Canthoplasty, Repair of Nasal Vestibular Stenosis, Brow Lift, Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) reconstruction, soft tissue attachment to the parietal temporal ridge, frontal, zygoma, and perioorbital bones of the skull Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repair, Brnkart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Carpal Ligament Reconstruction, Repair/Reconstruction of collateral ligaments, Repair of Flexor and Extensor Tendons at the PIP, DIP and MCP joints for all digits, digital tendon transfers Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Metatarsal Ligament Repair, Hallux Valgus reconstruction, digital tendon transfers, Mid-foot reconstruction Knee: Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050749
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology