# K053503: Vax-D Genesis System (Therapeutic Table)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vax-D Medical Technologies USA, L.C.
- Decided: Dec 28, 2005 after 12 days
- Product code: ITH (Equipment, Traction, Powered)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 890.5900
- 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 K894435 (1989). 2 ancestors in all.
16 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K951622: Vax-D Therapeutic Table, Vat-Tech, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K053223: Triton/Tru-Trac/TX/Triton DTS Traction (2006), 8 descendants of its own
- K060735: DRX9000 True Spinal Decompression System (2006), 3 descendants of its own
- K151640: Eltrac 471 (2015), 1 descendant of its own
- K071347: Vax-D Genesis G2 System (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K243775: True Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression System (DRX9000-SL) (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This therapy provides a primary treatment modality for the management of pain and disability for patients suffering with incapacitating low back pain and sciatica. It is designed to apply decompressive forces to compressive and degenerative injuries of the spine. It has been found to provide relief of pain and symptoms associated with herniated discs, bulging or protruding intervertebral discs, degenerative disc disease, posterior facet syndrome and sciatica.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K053503
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology