# K072322: Ultra Fast-Fix and Ultra Fast-Fix AB Meniscal Repair Systems

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 18, 2007 after 29 days
- Product code: GAT (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5000
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K925573 (1993). 4 ancestors in all.
15 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K002261: MR-III, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.
- K020480: RBM, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K073149: Meniscal Cinch (2008), 9 descendants of its own
- K132043: Arthrex Speedcinch (2013), 6 descendants of its own
- K190707: Arthrex SoftStitch (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K190125: FiberStitch Implant, Curved with two Polyester Implants and 2-0 FiberWire, FiberStitch Implant, Straight with two Polyester Implants and 2-0 FiberWire (2019), 2 descendants of its own
- K221731: FiberStitch Implant, Curved with two Polyester Implants and 2-0 FiberWire, FiberStitch Implant, Straight with two Polyester Implants and 2-0 FiberWire (2022), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Smith & Nephew ULTRA FAST-FIX Meniscal Repair Systems and ULTRA FAST-FIX AB Meniscal Repair Systems are intended for use as suture retention devices to facilitate percutaneous or endoscopic soft tissue procedures such as shoulder stabilization (Bankart Repair), rotator cuff repair, meniscal repair and gastrostomy.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072322
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology