# K051726: Arthrex Tenodesis Family

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 27, 2005 after 91 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.
137 later devices descend from it; 13 cite it directly.
0 of 138 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
- K101823: Arthrex Swivelock Anchors (2011), 103 descendants of its own
- K110545: Smith & Nephew Next Generation Fully Threaded Peek Suture Anchor (Ngftsa PK) (2011), 40 descendants of its own
- K151342: Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (2016), 38 descendants of its own
- K171141: Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (2017), 29 descendants of its own
- K180768: Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (2018), 28 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Tenodesis Screws are constructed of various polymers and metals and intended to provide soft tissue reattachment, i.e. fixation of ligament and tendon graft tissue in surgeries of the shoulder, elbow, knee, foot/ankle, and hand/wrist. Specifically; Shoulder Rotator Cuff Repairs, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Midfoot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair, Flexor Hallucis Longus for Achilles Tendon reconstruction, tendon transfers in the foot and ankle Knee: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair, Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Illiotibial Band Tenodesis Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, UInar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Carpometacarpal joint arthroplasty (basal thumb joint arthroplasty), Carpal Ligament Reconstructions and repairs, tendon transfer in the hand/ wrist

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051726
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology