# K100579: G-Force TI Suture Anchor System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc
- Decided: Mar 26, 2010 after 24 days
- Product code: MBI (Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: 2 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K971282 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K971282: Anchorlok and Anchorlok RL Soft Tissue Anchor System, Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K141011: G-Force Gen 2 Suture Anchor System (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K170265: GRAVITYTM PEEK-OPTIMA Suture Anchor (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jan 11, 2011 · Not classified · Z-1524-2011: Driver may break during use.
- Jan 11, 2011 · Not classified · Z-1525-2011: Driver may break during use.

## Indications for use
The G-FORCE® Suture Anchor System is indicated for use: * In the repair of shoulder instability secondary to Bankart lesion, rotator cuff tear, a slap lesion, acromioclavicular separation, biceps tenodesis, deltoid tear/separation, or capsular shift or capsulolabral reconstruction; * In the repair of elbow instability secondary to biceps tendon detachment, tennis elbow, or ulnar or radial collateral ligament tear/separation; * In the repair of hand/wrist instability secondary to tear or separation of the scapholunate ligament, ulnar collateral ligament, or radial collateral ligament; * In the repair of knee instability secondary to tear or separation of the medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, patellar tendon, or posterior oblique ligament, or secondary to iliotibial band tenodesis; * In the repair of foot/ankle instability secondary to tear or separation of the Achilles tendon, lateral stabilization tendons/ligaments, medial stabilization tendons/ligaments, midfoot tendons/ligaments, or metatarsal tendons/ligaments.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K100579
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology