# K061657: Hitch Lactosorb Suture Anchor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrotek, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 25, 2006 after 42 days
- Product code: JDR (Staple, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- 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 K931519 (1994). 5 ancestors in all.
8 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 14 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K012572: Soft Tissue Screw and Washer, Biomet, Inc. (2001) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K080088: Biomet Sports Medicine Anchor Devices and Ziploop Constructs (2008), 6 descendants of its own
- K110473: Nanotack Suture Anchor 1.4MM (2011), 2 descendants of its own
- K193402: ALLthread PEEK Suture Anchor (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K192942: ALLthread Titanium Suture Anchor (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K123485: Juggerknotless Soft Anchors, Juggerknotless M Soft Anchors, Juggerknotless Soft Anchors with Needles, Juggerknotless Sof (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Indications for the HitchTM LactoSorb® Suture Anchor include use in soft tissue reattachment procedures in the shoulder, wrist/hand, elbow, ;,nd knee. Specific indications are as follows: Shoulder: Bankart repair, SLAP lesion repair, acromioclavicular separation repair, rotator cuff repair, capsule repair or capsulolabral reconstru::tion, biceps tenodesis, deltoid repair. Wrist/Hand: Scapholunate ligament reconstructian Elbow: Tennis elbow repair, Biceps tendon reconstruction, medial and lateral repairs, ulnar or radial collateral ligament reconstruction. Knee: Extracapsular repair: Medial collateral ligament repair, lateral collateral ligament repair, posterior oblique ligament repair, joint capsule closure, iliotibial band tenodesis, patellar ligament/tendon repair, vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) muscle advancement.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K061657
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology