# K072710: Nexfix Compression Pin

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nexa Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 8, 2007 after 44 days
- Product code: JDW (Pin, Fixation, Threaded)
- 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: 3 generations back to K983121 (1998). 3 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K051740: Tapered Compression Pin, Nexa Orthopedics, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K993910: Tac' Pin, New Deal, S.A. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K100926: Arrowhead Fixation Device (2010), 10 descendants of its own
- K112675: Arrow-Lok Digital System (2011), 9 descendants of its own
- K183055: Vector Hammertoe Correction System (2019), 4 descendants of its own
- K201850: Vector Hammertoe Correction System (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K213421: Vector® Hammertoe Correction System (2021), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The NexFixTM Compression Pin is intended to be implanted for the fixation of bone fractures, bone reconstruction, osteotomy or arthrodesis of the foot and ankle and hand and wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072710
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology