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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2019

Modification to HBS Headless Bone Screw

K101030510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 3, 201051-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040Recalls 2

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

Biopro, Inc. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Jun 3, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K020791 (Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc., 2002) and 2 other predicates after a 51-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1979. 40 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jun 3, 2010
Review
51 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
2
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K792022 (1979). 5 ancestors in all. 40 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 other ancestor1999: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor2012: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2020: 5 descendants cleared2022: 8 descendants cleared2023: 7 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants clearedK792022 · Herbert Bone Screw · Zimmer, Inc. · 1979 · recalledK020791 · HBS Headless Bone Screw · Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc. · 200219801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 7 descendants4 generations forward: 11 descendants5 generations forward: 11 descendants6 generations forward: 5 descendants7 generations forward: 1 descendant K020791 · HBS Headless Bone Screw · Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002K792022 · Herbert Bone Screw · Zimmer, Inc. · 1979 · recalled0+5
  1. Root · 2 generations backK792022 Herbert Bone ScrewZimmer, Inc. · 1979 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK020791 HBS Headless Bone ScrewMillennium Medical Technologies, Inc. · 2002
  3. This deviceK101030 Modification to HBS Headless Bone ScrewBiopro, Inc. · 2010
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 39 of its ownK120493 Mini Cannulated Headed and Headless Screw SetInstratek, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 36 of its ownK123890 Acumed Cannulated Screw SystemAcumed, LLC · 2013 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 21 of its ownK190586 Monster® Screw SystemParagon 28, Inc. · 2019
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 9 of its ownK200398 AxSOS 3 AF System and AxSOS 3 Ti SystemStryker GmbH · 2020
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 9 of its ownK150693 PHIN-FX Cannulated Lag Screw SystemAscent Medical, LLC · 2015

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Descendants cleared per year

2012: 12013: 12015: 12017: 32019: 32020: 52021: 12022: 82023: 72024: 32025: 32026: 4
2012high 8 (2022) · low 0 (2014)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K120493Mini Cannulated Headed and Headless Screw SetInstratek, Inc. · 2012 · cites it directly39descendants
  • K123890Acumed Cannulated Screw SystemAcumed, LLC · 2013 · 2 generations on36descendants
  • K190586Monster® Screw SystemParagon 28, Inc. · 2019 · 3 generations on21descendants
  • K200398AxSOS 3 AF System and AxSOS 3 Ti SystemStryker GmbH · 2020 · 4 generations on9descendants
  • K150693PHIN-FX Cannulated Lag Screw SystemAscent Medical, LLC · 2015 · 2 generations on9descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K792022Herbert Bone ScrewZimmer, Inc.19796
−1K020791HBS Headless Bone ScrewMillennium Medical Technologies, Inc.2002—
0 (this device)K101030Modification to HBS Headless Bone ScrewBiopro, Inc.2010—
+1K120493Mini Cannulated Headed and Headless Screw SetInstratek, Inc.20121
+2K123890Acumed Cannulated Screw SystemAcumed, LLC20132
+3K190586Monster® Screw SystemParagon 28, Inc.2019—
+4K200398AxSOS 3 AF System and AxSOS 3 Ti SystemStryker GmbH2020—
+2K150693PHIN-FX Cannulated Lag Screw SystemAscent Medical, LLC2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199910
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
201310
201510
201730
201930
202050
202110
202280
202370
202430
202530
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K101030, 1979–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K020791HBS Headless Bone Screw
Summary page 1
…cation Name: Screw Fixation Bone Classification Panel: Orthopedic (OR) Regulatory Class: Class 11per 21 CFR §888.3390 Product Code: HWC Predicate Device: K020791; 510k 991197 Performance and Voluntary Standards No Performance Standards applicable to this device have been adopted under Sect…
Millennium Medical Technologies, Inc.2002—
*K991197Vilex/Duval/Orthex Cannulated Bone Screw, Models P222-XX, S25-XX, P227-XX, S30-XX…
Summary page 1
…Screw Fixation Bone Classification Panel: Orthopedic (OR) Regulatory Class: Class 11per 21 CFR §888.3390 Product Code: HWC Predicate Device: K020791; 510k 991197 Performance and Voluntary Standards No Performance Standards applicable to this device have been adopted under Section 514 of th…
Vilex, Inc.1999—
*K0107832.0/2.4 Cannulated Screw System
Summary page 3
…____________ _____ H HBS 510Ok 020791 Sizes Vilex 2.0-6.5mm 2.5-3.Omm.6mm to Osteomed K010783 2.0-2.4mm 40mm lengths HBS (original) 2.5-3.0mm up to 3…
Osteomed Corp.2001—

Also cleared against K020791: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (40)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K120493Mini Cannulated Headed and Headless Screw SetInstratek, Inc.201239

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jun 25, 2019Class IIZ-2259-2019Nonconforming Material/ComponentManufacturing flaw in the sterile barrier system
Jun 25, 2019Class IIZ-2239-2019Nonconforming Material/ComponentManufacturing flaw in the sterile barrier system

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 31 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 22.6 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K120493 (Instratek, Inc., 2012) has gone furthest, with 39 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K020791.

How does its category compare?

All HWC devices

HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2010, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HWC

15in 2025

2007: 352008: 332009: 272010: 232011: 352012: 202013: 252014: 312015: 412016: 262017: 402018: 202019: 302020: 282021: 262022: 262023: 242024: 172025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007: 77 days median2008: 76 days median2009: 113 days median2010: 110 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 99 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 88 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 108 days median2020: 75 days median2021: 84 days median2022: 167 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 125 days median
2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 332009: 292010: 72011: 122012: 302013: 142014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 22022: 132025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 33 (2008) · low 0 (2023)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HWC

2,893in 2025

2007: 6692008: 6602009: 6512010: 7652011: 1,1042012: 3,3392013: 3,8502014: 2,5492015: 2,7112016: 2,2852017: 2,5612018: 3,6622019: 5,4632020: 4,8202021: 4,4462022: 3,9342023: 3,7182024: 3,5752025: 2,893
2007high 5,463 (2019) · low 651 (2009)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007357725669
2008337633660
20092711329651
2010231107765
20113588121,104
20122099303,339
20132590143,850
2014318822,549
2015418552,711
20162613142,285
20174012742,561
20182010613,662
20193010855,463
2020287544,820
2021268424,446
202226167133,934
20232410403,718
2024179003,575
20251511112,893
2026211252—

What is it indicated for?

HBS-Mini (2.5mm) — HIBS Standard (3.0mm)

Scaphoid fractures — Scaphoid fractures

Lunate fractures — Carpal fractures and non-unions

Capitate — Capitellum fractures

Trapezial fractures — Metacarpal fractures

Metacarpal and metatarsal fractures — Phalangeal fractures

Phalangeal fractures — Distal radial fractures

Radial head fractures — Radial head fractures

Ulnar styloid fractures — Ulnar styloid fractures

Osteo-chondral — Small joint fusions

Small joint fustions — Humeral head fractures

— Glenoid fractures

— Intercarpal fusions

— Interphalangeal fractures

— Metatarsal osteotomies

— Tarsal fusions

— Malleolar fractures

— Patellar fractures

— Osteo-chondral fractures

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K101030: Modification to HBS Headless Bone Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K101030

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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