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Memometal Varisation, Models AV26-08, AV26-10, AV90-08 and AV90-10

K070033510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 19, 200775-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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

Memometal Technologies · JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Mar 19, 2007 after a 75-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 16 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 19, 2007
Review
75 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDR
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

16 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2012: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK070033 Memometal Varisation, Models AV26-08, AV26-10, AV90-08 and AV90-10Memometal Technologies · 2007
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK112794 Eos Small Bone Fixation SystemTriMed, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 7 of its ownK153395 OS2-C Compression StapleIn2bones Sas · 2016
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK143323 OS2-V Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas · 2015
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK153770 OS2(R)-VP Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas · 2016
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK163440 Stealth Staple SystemFirst Ray, LLC · 2017

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Descendants cleared per year

2012: 12015: 22016: 22017: 22019: 22021: 12022: 32023: 22024: 1
2012high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2013)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K112794Eos Small Bone Fixation SystemTriMed, Inc. · 2012 · cites it directly9descendants
  • K153395OS2-C Compression StapleIn2bones Sas · 2016 · 2 generations on7descendants
  • K143323OS2-V Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas · 2015 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K153770OS2(R)-VP Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas · 2016 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K163440Stealth Staple SystemFirst Ray, LLC · 2017 · 3 generations on3descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K070033Memometal Varisation, Models AV26-08, AV26-10, AV90-08 and AV90-10Memometal Technologies2007—
+1K112794Eos Small Bone Fixation SystemTriMed, Inc.20124
+2K153395OS2-C Compression StapleIn2bones Sas2016—
+1K143323OS2-V Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas2015—
+2K153770OS2(R)-VP Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas2016—
+3K163440Stealth Staple SystemFirst Ray, LLC2017—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
201520
201620
201720
201920
202110
202230
202320
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K070033, 2007–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—(DEPUY Inc) varisation staple
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (16)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K112794Eos Small Bone Fixation SystemTriMed, Inc.20129
K143323OS2-V Varisation StapleIn2bones Sas20155
K151160Arcus Staple SystemNextremity Solutions, Inc.20151

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, K112794 (TriMed, Inc., 2012) has gone furthest, with 9 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JDR devices

JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JDR

3in 2025

2007: 82008: 52010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 92014: 112015: 72016: 62017: 92018: 82019: 52020: 42021: 32022: 52023: 92024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2014) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDR

65in 2025

2007: 70 days median2008: 89 days median2013: 137 days median2014: 97 days median2015: 111 days median2016: 101 days median2017: 172 days median2018: 107 days median2019: 149 days median2020: 161 days median2021: 62 days median2022: 107 days median2023: 72 days median2024: 29 days median2025: 65 days median
2007high 172 (2017) · low 29 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · JDR

11in 2022

2008: 12015: 12018: 12020: 12022: 112026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDR

314in 2025

2007: 32008: 142009: 102010: 352011: 622012: 342013: 272014: 492015: 482016: 762017: 1162018: 2392019: 2422020: 2342021: 2102022: 2022023: 1752024: 2062025: 314
2007high 314 (2025) · low 3 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDR, 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
200787003
2008589114
20090—010
20102—035
20111—062
20121—034
20139137027
20141197049
20157111148
20166101076
201791720116
201881071239
201951490242
202041611234
20213620210
2022510711202
20239720175
20244290206
20253650314
20262—2—

What is it indicated for?

The MEMOMETAL varisation staples (AV XX-YY) are indicated for Akin type osteotomies

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K070033: Memometal Varisation, Models AV26-08, AV26-10, AV90-08 and AV90-10.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K070033

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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