# K071437: Megafix-C  Bioabsorbable Composite Interference Screw, Model 2870719C, 2870723C, 2870823C, 2870828C, 2870928C

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 12, 2007 after 112 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- 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: 9 generations back to K933738 (1994). 43 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 45 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K013107: Bioabsorbable Interference Screw Megafix, Karl Storz Endoscopy (2002) Summary page 1.
- K061262: Ligafix Interference Screw, Sciences For Bio Materials (2006) Summary page 1.
- K050407: Ligafix Resorbable Interference Screw, Models 30 and 60, Sciences For Bio Materials (2005) Summary page 1.
- K063588: Matryx Interference Screw, 239038T5,231025T5,231033T5,231038T5,231125T5,231133T5,231138T5, Conmed Linvatec Biomaterials (2007) Summary page 1.
- K052080: Matryx Interference Screw, Linvatec Biomaterials, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K060830: Milagro Interference Screw, Depuy Mitek, A Johnson & Johnson Company (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K203335: MectaScrew Extension (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The KSEA MegaFix®-C Elioabsorbable Composite Interference Screw is intended for use by qualified surgeons for tibial and femoral fixation (primary anchorage) of tendon grafts in human cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071437
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology