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Marrowminer

K071732510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 24, 200790-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4800

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

Stemcor Systems, Inc. · GDM Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable

Cleared on Sep 24, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K964073 (Biomedical Ent., Inc., 1996) and 2 other predicates after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1989. 1 of the 18 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 24, 2007
Review
90 days
Class
Class I
Product code
GDM
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K890925 (1989). 13 ancestors in all. 4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 1 of the 18 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor2004: 1 other ancestor1998: 2 other ancestors1997: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor1994: 2 other ancestors2015: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK890925 · Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle · Manan Medical Products, Inc. · 1989 · recalledK961959 · MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone Marrow · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1996K980196 · MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone Marrow · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · Class I recallK043523 · Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 20051990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 2 other ancestors3 generations back: 3 other ancestors4 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant K043523 · Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 2005K980196 · MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone Marrow · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · Class I recallK961959 · MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone Marrow · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1996K890925 · Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle · Manan Medical Products, Inc. · 1989 · recalled0
  1. Root · 4 generations backK890925 Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleManan Medical Products, Inc. · 1989 · Recalled
  2. 3 generations backK961959 MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1996
  3. 2 generations backK980196 MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 1 generation backK043523 Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 2005
  5. This deviceK071732 MarrowminerStemcor Systems, Inc. · 2007
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK152474 Avitus Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2015 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK170539 Avitus Bone Harvester with Filter Insert - 5mm, Avitus Bone…Avitus Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2017 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK210631 Avitus (r) Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2021
  9. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK243407 Forcyte Autograft Harvest KitForcyte Medical, LLC · 2025

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K152474Avitus Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2015 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K170539Avitus Bone Harvester with Filter Insert - 5mm, Avitus Bone Harvester - 5mm, Avitus Bone…Avitus Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2017 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K210631Avitus (r) Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2021 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K243407Forcyte Autograft Harvest KitForcyte Medical, LLC · 2025 · 4 generations on0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K890925Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleManan Medical Products, Inc.19897
−3K961959MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc.1996—
−2K980196MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc.1998Class I
−1K043523Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleMedical Device Technologies, Inc.2005—
0 (this device)K071732MarrowminerStemcor Systems, Inc.2007—
+1K152474Avitus Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc.20151
+2K170539Avitus Bone Harvester with Filter Insert - 5mm, Avitus Bone Harvester - 5mm…Avitus Orthopaedics, Inc.20171
+3K210631Avitus (r) Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc.2021—
+4K243407Forcyte Autograft Harvest KitForcyte Medical, LLC2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199420
199610
199710
199820
200410
200610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201510
201710
202110
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K071732, 1989–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (5)

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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK961902FDA’s K961902 is Siemens Beam Shaper
Our reading of the summary gave K961902, FDA’s number for Siemens Beam Shaper (Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “Biomedical Eng, Inc. BoneHog/Excaliber”. Kept off the family tree.
Summary page 1
…Phone: (714) 695-9269 Fax: (714) 779-1239 Predicate Device(s): Biomedical Eng, Inc. BoneHog/Excaliber, K961902, K964073, K971783. Medical Device Technologies, Inc. InterV SnareLok Bone…
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.1996—
*K964073Bme Bone Drill Bits
Summary page 1
…) 695-9269 Fax: (714) 779-1239 Predicate Device(s): Biomedical Eng, Inc. BoneHog/Excaliber, K961902, K964073, K971783. Medical Device Technologies, Inc. InterV SnareLok Bone Marrow Biops…
Biomedical Ent., Inc.1996—
Kept off the family treeK971783FDA’s K971783 is Synthes Elastic Intramedullary Nail (Ein) System
Our reading of the summary gave K971783, FDA’s number for Synthes Elastic Intramedullary Nail (Ein) System (Synthes (Usa)). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “Biomedical Eng, Inc. BoneHog/Excaliber”. Kept off the family tree.
Summary page 1
…9 Fax: (714) 779-1239 Predicate Device(s): Biomedical Eng, Inc. BoneHog/Excaliber, K961902, K964073, K971783. Medical Device Technologies, Inc. InterV SnareLok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle,…
Synthes (Usa)1997—
*K043523Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle
Summary page 1
…K964073, K971783. Medical Device Technologies, Inc. InterV SnareLok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle, K043523. Vidacare Bone Marrow Aspiration Set, K062833 Device Description: The MarrowMiner is a device int…
Medical Device Technologies, Inc.2005—
*K062833Powered EZ-IO Bone Marrow Aspiration System
Summary page 1
…al Device Technologies, Inc. InterV SnareLok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle, K043523. Vidacare Bone Marrow Aspiration Set, K062833 Device Description: The MarrowMiner is a device intended for harvesting bone marrow. The Ste…
Vidacare Corporation2006—

What descends from it? (4)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K152474Avitus Bone HarvesterAvitus Orthopaedics, Inc.20153

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K980196MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 13 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 18 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7.0 years on median.
  • 2 of the 13 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K152474 (Avitus Orthopaedics, Inc., 2015) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GDM devices

GDM Needle, Aspiration And Injection, Reusable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GDM

1in 2007

2007: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GDM

Too few GDM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GDM

2in 2009

2009: 2
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GDM

5in 2025

2009: 22013: 32014: 82015: 22016: 12017: 22018: 42020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 32024: 52025: 5
2007high 8 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GDM, 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
20071—00
20080—00
20090—22
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—03
20140—08
20150—02
20160—01
20170—02
20180—04
20190—00
20200—02
20210—02
20220—03
20230—03
20240—05
20250—05
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The MarrowMiner is intended for harvesting bone marrow.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K071732: Marrowminer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K071732

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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