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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2009

Hydralok System

K051216510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 19, 200568-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3070Recalls 1

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

Altiva Corp. · MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation

Cleared on Jul 19, 2005 after a 68-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 29 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jul 19, 2005
Review
68 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MNH
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

29 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK051216 Hydralok SystemAltiva Corp. · 2005
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 17 of its ownK100956 Spondy Spinal Fixation SystemAllure Spine LLC · 2010
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK111115 Captiva Spine Caplox II Spinal Fixation SystemCaptiva Spine, Inc. · 2011
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 15 of its ownK120292 Caplox II Pedicle Screw SystemCaptiva Spine, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK122332 Towerlox Pedicle Screw SystemCaptiva Spine · 2012
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK102870 Exactech Proliant Polyaxial Pedicle Screw SystemExactech, Inc. · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 42017: 12018: 32019: 12020: 22021: 12023: 32024: 22025: 2
2005high 4 (2016) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 29 · See all
  • K100956Spondy Spinal Fixation SystemAllure Spine LLC · 2010 · cites it directly17descendants
  • K111115Captiva Spine Caplox II Spinal Fixation SystemCaptiva Spine, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K120292Caplox II Pedicle Screw SystemCaptiva Spine, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on15descendants
  • K122332Towerlox Pedicle Screw SystemCaptiva Spine · 2012 · 3 generations on14descendants
  • K102870Exactech Proliant Polyaxial Pedicle Screw SystemExactech, Inc. · 2011 · cites it directly9descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K051216Hydralok SystemAltiva Corp.2005—
+1K100956Spondy Spinal Fixation SystemAllure Spine LLC2010—
+2K111115Captiva Spine Caplox II Spinal Fixation SystemCaptiva Spine, Inc.2011—
+3K120292Caplox II Pedicle Screw SystemCaptiva Spine, Inc.20121
+3K122332Towerlox Pedicle Screw SystemCaptiva Spine2012—
+1K102870Exactech Proliant Polyaxial Pedicle Screw SystemExactech, Inc.2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
201010
201120
201220
201310
201410
201520
201640
201710
201830
201910
202020
202110
202330
202420
202520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K051216, 2005–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (29)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K100956Spondy Spinal Fixation SystemAllure Spine LLC201017
K102870Exactech Proliant Polyaxial Pedicle Screw SystemExactech, Inc.20119
K051044Arctec Semirigid Plating SystemAltiva Corp.20050

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 6, 2009Class IIZ-2059-2015Device DesignIncorrect thread form on the screw.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K100956 (Allure Spine LLC, 2010) has gone furthest, with 17 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 HydraLok System is intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments 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 (pseudoarthrosis) In addition, when…

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The HydraLok System is intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments 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 (pseudoarthrosis)

In addition, when used as a pedicle screw fixation system, the HydraLok System is intended for skeletally mature patients with severe spondylolisthesis (Grades 3 and 4) of the L5-S1 vertebra, who are receiving fusion by autogenous bone graft only having the device attached to the lumbar and sacral spine (L3 and below), who are having the device removed after the development of a solid fusion.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K051216: Hydralok System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051216

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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