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Universal Spinal Anterior Locking Plate System

K062686510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 5, 200627-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3060

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

Advanced Spine Technology, Inc. · KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body

Cleared on Oct 5, 2006 as substantially equivalent to K905023 (Advanced Med/Surg, Inc., 1992) after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992.

Decided: Oct 5, 2006
Review: 27 days
Class: Class II
Product code: KWQ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K905023 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK905023 Amset Locking Plate SystemAdvanced Med/Surg, Inc. · 1992
This deviceK062686 Universal Spinal Anterior Locking Plate SystemAdvanced Spine Technology, Inc. · 2006

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K905023	Amset Locking Plate System	Advanced Med/Surg, Inc.	1992	—
0 (this device)	K062686	Universal Spinal Anterior Locking Plate System	Advanced Spine Technology, Inc.	2006	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K062686, 1992–2006Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K905023	Amset Locking Plate System Summary page 1 …ed devices which are substantially equivalent: The Universal Spinal Anterior (USA) Locking Plate system is a modification to the Amset Locking Plate (K905023). 4. Description of the device: The USA Locking Plate System consists of a multiple sized plates and screws. All component…	Advanced Med/Surg, Inc.	1992	—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All KWQ devices

KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWQ

7in 2025

2007high 32 (2008) · low 7 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWQ

64in 2025

2007high 124 (2014) · low 55 (2020)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KWQ

1in 2018

2007high 35 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWQ

248in 2025

2007high 796 (2013) · low 248 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWQ, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	27	101	2	288
2008	32	70	33	348
2009	23	90	35	355
2010	23	104	2	691
2011	22	95	5	415
2012	26	90	7	544
2013	22	88	6	796
2014	17	124	0	546
2015	25	102	2	562
2016	15	121	9	502
2017	20	67	8	492
2018	22	95	1	341
2019	26	81	0	298
2020	26	55	0	400
2021	17	59	0	591
2022	18	85	0	392
2023	16	59	0	320
2024	17	64	0	419
2025	7	64	0	248
2026	10	76	0	—

What is it indicated for?

The Universal Spinal Anterior Locking Plate System is intended for anterior/anterolateral fixation for the following indications:

* degenerative disc disease (DDD) (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies);

* spondylolisthesis;

* trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation);

* spinal stenosis;

* curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis);

* tumor;

* pseudoarthrosis;

* and failed previous fusion.

This device is not intended for screw attachment or fixation to the posterior elements (pedicles) of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K062686 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K062686: Universal Spinal Anterior Locking Plate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K062686

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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