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Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement

K071497510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 29, 200729-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

Atlas Spine, Inc. · MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device

Cleared on Jun 29, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K063464 (Atlas Spine, Inc., 2007) after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1984.

Decided
Jun 29, 2007
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MQP
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K841189 (1984). 29 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
  2. 7 generations backK990148 Stackable Cage SystemDepuy Motech Acromed · 1999
  3. 6 generations backK003043 Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed · 2001
  4. 5 generations backK022793 Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC · 2003
  5. 4 generations backK031757 Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC · 2003
  6. 3 generations backK041888 Curved Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medizintechnik GmbH · 2004
  7. 2 generations backK050449 Quantum Vertebral Body ReplacementQuantum Orthopedics, Inc. · 2005
  8. 1 generation backK063464 Atlas Spine Vertebral Body ReplacementAtlas Spine, Inc. · 2007
  9. This deviceK071497 Atlas Spine Vertebral Body ReplacementAtlas Spine, Inc. · 2007
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K841189Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc.1984—
−7K990148Stackable Cage SystemDepuy Motech Acromed1999—
−6K003043Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed2001—
−5K022793Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC2003—
−4K031757Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC2003—
−3K041888Curved Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medizintechnik GmbH2004—
−2K050449Quantum Vertebral Body ReplacementQuantum Orthopedics, Inc.2005—
−1K063464Atlas Spine Vertebral Body ReplacementAtlas Spine, Inc.2007—
0 (this device)K071497Atlas Spine Vertebral Body ReplacementAtlas Spine, Inc.2007—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200130
200230
200330
200450
200520
200640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K071497, 1984–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K063464Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement
Summary page 1
…Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel Predicate Device: Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement K063464 Intended Use: The Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) is intended for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5) for parti…
Atlas Spine, Inc.2007—

Also cleared against K063464: 1 other device →

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?

  • The line of descent spans 23 years and passes through 7 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.7 years on median.
  • 3 of the 29 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K063464.

How does its category compare?

All MQP devices

MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MQP

4in 2024

2007: 302008: 172009: 112010: 62011: 82012: 72013: 32014: 52015: 82017: 92018: 62019: 82020: 32022: 12023: 12024: 42026 (partial year): 3
2007high 30 (2007) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQP

187in 2024

2007: 107 days median2008: 47 days median2009: 115 days median2010: 174 days median2011: 237 days median2012: 82 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 125 days median2015: 126 days median2017: 97 days median2018: 152 days median2019: 93 days median2020: 103 days median2024: 187 days median2026 (partial year): 102 days median
2007high 237 (2011) · low 47 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · MQP

1in 2022

2007: 22009: 142010: 22011: 12012: 22020: 152022: 1
2007high 15 (2020) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQP

168in 2025

2007: 612008: 762009: 1112010: 1662011: 1212012: 1412013: 2072014: 2162015: 2582016: 1292017: 1412018: 1302019: 1172020: 1572021: 2082022: 1372023: 712024: 982025: 168
2007high 258 (2015) · low 61 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQP, 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
200730107261
20081747076
20091111514111
201061742166
201182371121
20127822141
20133900207
201451250216
201581260258
20160—0129
20179970141
201861520130
20198930117
2020310315157
20210—0208
20221—1137
20231—071
20244187098
20250—0168
202631020—

What is it indicated for?

The Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) is intended for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5) for partial or complete replacement (i.e., vertebrectomy) of a diseased vertebral body resected or excised for the treatment of tumors in order to achieve anterior decompression of the spinal cord and neural tissues, and to restore the height of a collapsed vertebral body. The Atlas Spine VBR is also indicated for treating fractures of the thoracic and…

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The Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) is intended for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1-L5) for partial or complete replacement (i.e., vertebrectomy) of a diseased vertebral body resected or excised for the treatment of tumors in order to achieve anterior decompression of the spinal cord and neural tissues, and to restore the height of a collapsed vertebral body. The Atlas Spine VBR is also indicated for treating fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine.

The Atlas Spine VBR is designed to restore the biomechanical integrity of the anterior, middle and posterior spinal column, even in the absence of fusion for a prolonged period of time. The interior of the Atlas Spine VBR can be packed with bone. This device is intended to be used with supplemental spinal fixation systems that have been cleared for use in the thoracic and/or lumbar spine (i.e., posterior pedicle screw and rod systems, anterior plate systems, and anterior screw and rod systems).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K071497: Atlas Spine Vertebral Body Replacement.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K071497

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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