# K051716: Vertebron PSS Pedicle Screw System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Vertebron, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 7, 2005 after 72 days
- Product code: KWP (Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3050
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K951116 (1995). 25 ancestors in all.
56 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 82 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K033352: Vertebron PSS Pedicle Screw System, Vertebron, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K043152: Vertebron PSS Pedicle Screw System, Vertebron, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K024096: Optima, Spinal System, U&I Corp., America (2003) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K071376: Modification to Vertebron PSS Pedicle Screw System (2007), 49 descendants of its own
- K073430: Valeo Pedicle Screw Spinal System (2008), 24 descendants of its own
- K081597: Modification to Vertebron PSS Pedicle Screw System (2008), 22 descendants of its own
- K080767: Conquest Spinal System (2008), 21 descendants of its own
- K123373: Nautilus Spinal System (2013), 17 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VERTEBRON PSS TM Pedicle Screw System is intended for noncervical, nonpedicle fixation for the following indications: degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies); spondylolisthesis; trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation); spinal stenosis; curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis); tumor; pseudoarthrosis; and failed previous fusion in skeletally mature patients. The VERTEBRON PSS' TM Pedicle Screw System is intended for non cervical pedicle fixation for the following indications: spondylolisthesis (Grade 3 and 4 at L5-S1 or degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurologic impairment); trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation); spinal stenosis; curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis); tumor; pseudoarthrosis; and failed previous fusion in skeletally mature patients.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051716
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology