# K090994: Ligafix Interface Screw

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Science For Biomaterials
- Decided: May 6, 2009 after 29 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- 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: 5 generations back to K994337 (2000). 6 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050407: Ligafix Resorbable Interference Screw, Models 30 and 60, Sciences For Bio Materials (2005) Summary page 2.
- K061262: Ligafix Interference Screw, Sciences For Bio Materials (2006) Summary page 1.
- K070507: Modification to: Ligafix Interference Screw, Science For Biomaterials (2007) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K122228: Ligafix Interference Screw (2012), 1 descendant of its own
- K230394: Euroscrew NG; Euroscrew TCP NG (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
LIGAFIX® interference screws are designed for the interference fixation of grafts in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K090994
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology