# K070780: Conmed Linvatec XO Button

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Conmed Linvatec
- Decided: Aug 21, 2007 after 153 days
- Product code: MBI (Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue)
- 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: 7 generations back to K792022 (1979). 53 ancestors in all.
38 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 92 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980155: Endobutton Continuous Loop, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.
- K062747: Arthrex Retrobutton, 15MM, 60MM, Retrobutton, Long, 15MM, 60MM, Arthrex, Inc. (2006) Summary page 2.
- K052776: Tightrope Acromioclavicular (AC) Device, Titanium, Stainless Steel , Models AR-2257, AR-TBD, Arthrex, Inc. (2005) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K081098: Endobutton Continuous Loop (CL) (2008), 31 descendants of its own
- K090923: Parcus Graft Fixation System (2009), 21 descendants of its own
- K133757: GFS II Standard, GFS II Large, GFS Mimi (2014), 16 descendants of its own
- K160655: OrthoButton CL (2016), 9 descendants of its own
- K171060: OrthoButton AL (2017), 8 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The XO Button without continuos loop is intended to provide suspension fixation for soft tissue to bone in the repair of the natural ligament or tendon disruption or reconstruction of a ligament using soft tissue grafts or bone tendon grafts. Examples of such procedures include anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, distal biceps tendon rupture, and separations due to coracoclavicular ligament disruptions. The XO Button with continuos loop is intended to provide suspension fixation for soft tissue to bone in the repair of the natural ligament or tendon disruption or reconstruction of a ligament using soft tissue grafts. Examples of such procedures include anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, medial collateral ligament, and lateral collateral ligament.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K070780
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology