# K051740: Tapered Compression Pin

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nexa Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 6, 2005 after 70 days
- Product code: JDW (Pin, Fixation, Threaded)
- 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
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K983121 (1998). 2 ancestors in all.
12 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K993910: Tac' Pin, New Deal, S.A. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K072710: Nexfix Compression Pin (2007), 11 descendants of its own
- K100926: Arrowhead Fixation Device (2010), 10 descendants of its own
- K112675: Arrow-Lok Digital System (2011), 9 descendants of its own
- K183055: Vector Hammertoe Correction System (2019), 4 descendants of its own
- K201850: Vector Hammertoe Correction System (2020), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Futura Biomedical Tapered Compression Pin is intended to be implanted for the fixation of bone fractures, bone reconstruction, osteotomy or arthrodesis of the foot and ankle and hand and wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051740
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology