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NBX - Non-Bridging External Fixator - Shoulder

K082833510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 5, 2009132-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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

Nutek Orthopaedics, Inc. · KTT Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component

Cleared on Feb 5, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K070561 (Teleflex Medical, 2007) and 1 other predicate after a 132-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2005.

Decided: Feb 5, 2009
Review: 132 days
Class: Class II
Product code: KTT
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K052605 (2005). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK052605 External FixationGexfix USA, Inc. · 2005
This deviceK082833 NBX - Non-Bridging External Fixator - ShoulderNutek Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2009

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K052605	External Fixation	Gexfix USA, Inc.	2005	—
0 (this device)	K082833	NBX - Non-Bridging External Fixator - Shoulder	Nutek Orthopaedics, Inc.	2009	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2007	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K082833, 2005–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K070561	Kmedic Internal/External Fixation Devices Summary page 1 …xation Appliances and accessories Device Product Code: KTT - LXT Substantially Equivalent Devices: KMedic - K070561 - Smooth or Threaded metallic bone fixation fastener…	Teleflex Medical	2007	—
*	K052605	External Fixation Summary page 1 …t Devices: KMedic - K070561 - Smooth or Threaded metallic bone fixation fastener GexFix - K052605 - Smooth or Threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Non-Clinical performance data:…	Gexfix USA, Inc.	2005	—

Also cleared against K070561: 2 other devices →

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?

None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K070561.

How does its category compare?

All KTT devices

KTT Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KTT

10in 2025

2007high 14 (2014) · low 3 (2022)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KTT

88in 2025

2007high 200 (2020) · low 25 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · KTT

2in 2021

2007high 14 (2018) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KTT

673in 2025

2007high 961 (2021) · low 45 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KTT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	9	55	2	45
2008	11	73	1	66
2009	11	94	2	45
2010	12	148	1	121
2011	10	157	0	196
2012	9	140	4	527
2013	7	87	7	898
2014	14	129	0	445
2015	12	60	0	401
2016	10	142	0	400
2017	11	184	1	485
2018	6	149	14	597
2019	8	110	3	800
2020	9	200	0	942
2021	10	83	2	961
2022	3	25	0	627
2023	7	29	0	554
2024	5	90	0	523
2025	10	88	0	673
2026	5	68	11	—

What is it indicated for?

The NBXTM Non-Bridging External Fixator - Shoulder, is used for external fixation, until healing. This device is used for the fixation of open or closed fractures, mal-union, and non-union of the proximal end of the humerus to include sub-capital and/or fractures of the humeral head.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K082833 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K082833: NBX - Non-Bridging External Fixator - Shoulder.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K082833

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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