# K073349: Reliance Buttress Washer System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Reliance Medical Systems, LLC
- Decided: Feb 13, 2008 after 76 days
- Product code: KWQ (Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3060
- 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 K926453 (1993). 10 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K970048: Synthes (Usa)Titanium Locking Plate System (Tilps), Synthes (Usa) (1997) Summary page 1.
- K994122: Bone Graft Washer, Model 9090114 - 9090118, Danek Medical, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.
- K041217: Modification to Bone Graft Washer, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.
- K021039: Bowti Anterior Buttress Staple System, Depuyacromed (2002) Summary page 1.
- K040130: Anterior Lumbar Buttress System, Seaspine (2004) Summary page 1.
- K061482: Altes Buttress Plating System, Altiva Corp. (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K213219: Vy Spine™ VyWasher™ Buttress System (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Reliance Buttress Washer System is intended to stabilize the bone graft at one level (TI-S 1) as an aid to spinal fusion and to provide temporary stabilization and augment development of a solid spinal fusion. It may be used alone or with other anterior, anterolateral, or posterior spinal systems made of compatible materials. This device is not intended for load bearing applications.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K073349
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology