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Parallax Ezflow Cement Delivery System

K051820510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 6, 200563-day reviewClass I21 CFR 888.4200

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

Arthrocare Corp. · OAR Injector, Vertebroplasty (Does Not Contain Cement)

Cleared on Sep 6, 2005 after a 63-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below). 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 6, 2005
Review
63 days
Class
Class I
Product code
OAR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

5 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK051820 Parallax Ezflow Cement Delivery SystemArthrocare Corp. · 2005
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK081713 Vertebral Access System by VidacareVidacare Corporation · 2008
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK112468 The Oncontrol Bone Access System by VidacareRegulatory Specialists, Inc. · 2011
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK113872 The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by VidacareVidacare Corporation · 2012 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK230015 OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone…Laurane Medical Sas · 2023
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK213896 BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular · 2022

Most influential descendants

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  • K081713Vertebral Access System by VidacareVidacare Corporation · 2008 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K112468The Oncontrol Bone Access System by VidacareRegulatory Specialists, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K113872The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by VidacareVidacare Corporation · 2012 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K230015OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone Biopsy Kit with Power…Laurane Medical Sas · 2023 · 4 generations on0descendants
  • K213896BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular · 2022 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K051820Parallax Ezflow Cement Delivery SystemArthrocare Corp.2005—
+1K081713Vertebral Access System by VidacareVidacare Corporation2008—
+2K112468The Oncontrol Bone Access System by VidacareRegulatory Specialists, Inc.2011—
+3K113872The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by VidacareVidacare Corporation20122
+4K230015OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone Biopsy Kit…Laurane Medical Sas2023—
+4K213896BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular2022—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201110
201210
202210
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K051820, 2005–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK980064Parallax® Cement Injector Kit
Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree
Summary page 1
…0 Trade Name: Parallax® EZFlow™ Cement Delivery System Device Code: OAR and KIH Generic/Common Name: Cement Dispenser Predicate Devices Parallax® Cement Injector Kit K980064 Intended Use Parallax® EZFlow™ Cement Delivery System is intended for use with Parallax Acrylic Resin with TRACERS or Parallax…

What descends from it? (5)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K081713Vertebral Access System by VidacareVidacare Corporation20084

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K081713 (Vidacare Corporation, 2008) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All OAR devices

OAR Injector, Vertebroplasty (Does Not Contain Cement): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · OAR

FDA has decided no OAR device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · OAR

Too few OAR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · OAR

1in 2024

2013: 12017: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · OAR

12in 2025

2007: 42008: 32009: 32010: 22011: 62012: 22013: 62014: 122015: 82016: 92017: 222018: 112019: 142020: 52021: 132022: 112023: 142024: 172025: 12
2007high 22 (2017) · low 2 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OAR, 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
20070—04
20080—03
20090—03
20100—02
20110—06
20120—02
20130—16
20140—012
20150—08
20160—09
20170—122
20180—011
20190—014
20200—05
20210—013
20220—011
20230—014
20240—117
20250—012
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Parallax® EZFlow™ Cement Delivery System is intended for use with Parallax Acrylic Resin with TRACERS or Parallax Acrylic Resin with TRACERS Ta for the fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body using vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures. Painful vertebral compression fractures may result from osteoporosis, benign lesions (hemangioma), and malignant lesions (metastatic cancers, myeloma).

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K051820: Parallax Ezflow Cement Delivery System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051820

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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