# K060914: Trident Anchor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Johnson & Johnson Company
- Decided: Jun 9, 2006 after 66 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
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K012125 (2001). 6 ancestors in all.
33 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 40 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K971922: Innovasive 2.8MM and 3.5MM Roc EZ Suture Bone Fastener, Innovasive Devices, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K051219: Pushlock, Arthrex, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K042914: Opus Magnum Knotless Anchor with Inserter Handle, Opus Medical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K970089: Innovasive 2.8MM and 3.5MM Roc LF Suture Bone Fastener, Innovasive Devices, Inc. (1997). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K063478: Versalok Anchor with Free Strands of Orthocord Suture (210808), Ethibond Suture (210809), and Panacryl Suture (210810) (2006), 32 descendants of its own
- K171020: Arthrex Knotless SutureTak Anchor (2017), 27 descendants of its own
- K203268: Arthrex FiberTak Suture Anchor (2020), 16 descendants of its own
- K230568: FiberTak Suture Anchor (2023), 6 descendants of its own
- K231330: FiberTak® Suture Anchor (2023), 5 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Trident Anchor is indicated for use in the following: Shoulder: Rotor Cuff Repair, Biceps Tenodesis Knee: Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis; Joint Capsule Closure Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K060914
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology