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Kmedic Internal/External Fixation Devices

K070561510(k) AbbreviatedCleared May 25, 200787-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040

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

Teleflex Medical · HTY Pin, Fixation, Smooth

Cleared on May 25, 2007 after an 87-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 68 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 25, 2007
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HTY
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2013: 4 descendants cleared2023: 9 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2018: 6 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2024: 8 descendants cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2021: 5 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK070561 Kmedic Internal/External Fixation DevicesTeleflex Medical · 2007
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 65 of its ownK100736 Kirschner and Guide WiresSmt Schilling Metalltechnik GmbH · 2010
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 24 of its ownK121277 Z-Snap Off Screw, Z-Double Thread Compression Screw, Z-Guide Wire…Z-Medical GmbH & Co. KG · 2012
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 15 of its ownK131061 Restore Bunion Correction SystemNextremity Solutions · 2013
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 12 of its ownK131459 Aap K-Wire, Steinmann Pin, Cerclage WireAap Implantate AG · 2013
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 12 of its ownK120787 Merete Locking Bone Plate System IiiMerete Medical GmbH · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 12012: 22013: 42014: 22015: 32016: 22017: 32018: 62019: 42020: 32021: 52022: 52023: 92024: 82025: 32026: 4
2008high 9 (2023) · low 1 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K100736Kirschner and Guide WiresSmt Schilling Metalltechnik GmbH · 2010 · cites it directly65descendants
  • K121277Z-Snap Off Screw, Z-Double Thread Compression Screw, Z-Guide Wire, Z-StapleZ-Medical GmbH & Co. KG · 2012 · 2 generations on24descendants
  • K131061Restore Bunion Correction SystemNextremity Solutions · 2013 · 3 generations on15descendants
  • K131459Aap K-Wire, Steinmann Pin, Cerclage WireAap Implantate AG · 2013 · 2 generations on12descendants
  • K120787Merete Locking Bone Plate System IiiMerete Medical GmbH · 2012 · 2 generations on12descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K070561Kmedic Internal/External Fixation DevicesTeleflex Medical2007—
+1K100736Kirschner and Guide WiresSmt Schilling Metalltechnik GmbH2010—
+2K121277Z-Snap Off Screw, Z-Double Thread Compression Screw, Z-Guide Wire, Z-StapleZ-Medical GmbH & Co. KG2012—
+3K131061Restore Bunion Correction SystemNextremity Solutions2013—
+2K131459Aap K-Wire, Steinmann Pin, Cerclage WireAap Implantate AG2013—
+2K120787Merete Locking Bone Plate System IiiMerete Medical GmbH2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
200910
201020
201110
201220
201340
201420
201530
201620
201730
201860
201940
202030
202150
202250
202390
202480
202530
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K070561, 2007–2026Source: 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? (3)

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
*—Zimmer K-Wires
Named without a submission number
—
*—Zimmer Steinmann Pins
Named without a submission number
—
*—Zimmer Schanz Screws
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (68)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K100736Kirschner and Guide WiresSmt Schilling Metalltechnik GmbH201065
K082833NBX - Non-Bridging External Fixator - ShoulderNutek Orthopaedics, Inc.20090
K082017Starr Frame Steinmann PinStarr Frame, LLC20080

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, K100736 (Smt Schilling Metalltechnik GmbH, 2010) has gone furthest, with 65 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HTY devices

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

FDA decisions per year · HTY

5in 2025

2007: 62008: 62009: 22010: 92011: 62012: 42013: 42014: 82015: 82016: 62017: 52018: 42019: 42020: 52021: 52022: 42023: 52024: 12025: 52026 (partial year): 2
2007high 9 (2010) · low 1 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HTY

90in 2025

2007: 112 days median2008: 86 days median2010: 180 days median2011: 82 days median2012: 76 days median2013: 128 days median2014: 73 days median2015: 101 days median2016: 114 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 162 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 108 days median2021: 137 days median2022: 121 days median2023: 146 days median2025: 90 days median
2007high 180 (2010) · low 73 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · HTY

2in 2022

2009: 12010: 12016: 22019: 12022: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HTY

39in 2025

2007: 462008: 382009: 362010: 332011: 1642012: 1292013: 1872014: 1492015: 1212016: 1282017: 822018: 1382019: 2222020: 2102021: 1482022: 962023: 1532024: 2972025: 39
2007high 297 (2024) · low 33 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HTY, 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
20076112046
2008686038
20092—136
20109180133
20116820164
20124760129
201341280187
20148730149
201581010121
201661142128
20175127082
201841620138
20194931222
202051080210
202151370148
20224121296
202351460153
20241—0297
2025590039
20262—1—

What is it indicated for?

The KMedic® Internal/External Fixation Devices are non-sterile, single-use; internal/external fixation devices intended to be used for unilateral internal/external fixation in the treatment of bone conditions including limb lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation and other bone conditions amenable to treatment by use of the internal/external fixation modality.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K070561: Kmedic Internal/External Fixation Devices.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K070561

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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