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Concorde Curve System

K101923510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 1, 2010145-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3080

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

Depuy Spine · MAX Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar

Cleared on Dec 1, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K081917 (Depuy Spine, Inc., 2009) after a 145-day review. Its family tree reaches back 9 generations to 1984. 1 of the 627 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 609 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 1, 2010
Review
145 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MAX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 9 generations to K841189 (1984). 17 ancestors in all. 609 later devices descend from it, 8 citing it directly. 1 of the 627 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 other ancestor2001: 2 other ancestors1999: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor2011: 3 descendants cleared2017: 30 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2024: 84 descendants cleared2018: 31 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2016: 17 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2015: 9 descendants cleared2019: 45 descendants cleared2026: 59 descendants cleared2020: 65 descendants cleared2021: 52 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12022: 61 descendants cleared2025: 72 descendants cleared2023: 76 descendants clearedK841189 · Oec/Rezaian Spinal Fixator · Orthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984K990148 · Stackable Cage System · Depuy Motech Acromed · 1999K003043 · Surgical Titanium Mesh System · Depuyacromed · 2001K020522 · Modification to Surgical Titanium Mesh System · Depuyacromed · 2002×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K030833 (2003), K031635 (2003) K041722 · Modification to VBR Spinal System · Depuy Spine, Inc. · 2004K052746 · Concorde VBR Spinal System · Depuy Spine, Inc. · 2005K081917 · Depuy Spine Bengal, Concorde, Cougar, Devex and Leopard Systems · Depuy Spine, Inc. · 200919801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 5 other ancestors3 generations back: 2 other ancestors4 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 8 descendants2 generations forward: 12 descendants3 generations forward: 40 descendants4 generations forward: 87 descendants5 generations forward: 152 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall16 generations forward: 151 descendants7 generations forward: 94 descendants8 generations forward: 45 descendants9 generations forward: 16 descendants10 generations forward: 3 descendants11 generations forward: 1 descendant K081917 · Depuy Spine Bengal, Concorde, Cougar, Devex and Leopard Systems · Depuy Spine, Inc. · 2009K052746 · Concorde VBR Spinal System · Depuy Spine, Inc. · 2005K041722 · Modification to VBR Spinal System · Depuy Spine, Inc. · 2004K031635 · Depuy Acromed VBR System · Depuyacromed · 2003K030833 · Depuy Acromed VBR System · Depuyacromed · 2003K020522 · Modification to Surgical Titanium Mesh System · Depuyacromed · 2002K003043 · Surgical Titanium Mesh System · Depuyacromed · 2001K990148 · Stackable Cage System · Depuy Motech Acromed · 1999K841189 · Oec/Rezaian Spinal Fixator · Orthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984−50+5+10
  1. Root · 9 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
  2. 5 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK041722 Modification to VBR Spinal SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2004
  4. 2 generations backK052746 Concorde VBR Spinal SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2005
  5. 1 generation backK081917 Depuy Spine Bengal, Concorde, Cougar, Devex and Leopard SystemsDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2009
  6. This deviceK101923 Concorde Curve SystemDepuy Spine · 2010
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 602 of its ownK110454 Cougar LS Lateral Cage SystemJohnson & Johnson · 2011
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 591 of its ownK113348 Cougar SystemJohnson & Johnson · 2011
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 590 of its ownK140319 Coroent TI-C SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2014
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 588 of its ownK141665 NuVasive CoRoent SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2015
  11. Descendant · 3 generations on · 479 of its ownK151472 NuVasive CoRoent Lumbar SystemNu Vasive, Incorporated · 2015
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  1. Root · 9 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
  2. 8 generations backK990148 Stackable Cage SystemDepuy Motech Acromed · 1999
  3. 7 generations backK003043 Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed · 2001
  4. 6 generations backK020522 Modification to Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed · 2002
  5. 5 generations backK030833 Depuy Acromed VBR SystemDepuyacromed · 2003
  6. 4 generations backK031635 Depuy Acromed VBR SystemDepuyacromed · 2003
  7. 3 generations backK041722 Modification to VBR Spinal SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2004
  8. 2 generations backK052746 Concorde VBR Spinal SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2005
  9. 1 generation backK081917 Depuy Spine Bengal, Concorde, Cougar, Devex and Leopard SystemsDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2009
  10. This deviceK101923 Concorde Curve SystemDepuy Spine · 2010

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Descendants cleared per year

2011: 32012: 22013: 12014: 22015: 92016: 172017: 302018: 312019: 452020: 652021: 522022: 612023: 762024: 842025: 722026: 59
2011high 84 (2024) · low 1 (2013)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K110454Cougar LS Lateral Cage SystemJohnson & Johnson · 2011 · cites it directly602descendants
  • K113348Cougar SystemJohnson & Johnson · 2011 · cites it directly591descendants
  • K140319Coroent TI-C SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2014 · 2 generations on590descendants
  • K141665NuVasive CoRoent SystemNuvasive, Inc. · 2015 · 2 generations on588descendants
  • K151472NuVasive CoRoent Lumbar SystemNu Vasive, Incorporated · 2015 · 3 generations on479descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−9K841189Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc.1984—
−8K990148Stackable Cage SystemDepuy Motech Acromed1999—
−7K003043Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed2001—
−6K020522Modification to Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed2002—
−5K030833Depuy Acromed VBR SystemDepuyacromed2003—
−4K031635Depuy Acromed VBR SystemDepuyacromed2003—
−3K041722Modification to VBR Spinal SystemDepuy Spine, Inc.2004—
−2K052746Concorde VBR Spinal SystemDepuy Spine, Inc.2005—
−1K081917Depuy Spine Bengal, Concorde, Cougar, Devex and Leopard SystemsDepuy Spine, Inc.2009—
0 (this device)K101923Concorde Curve SystemDepuy Spine2010—
+1K110454Cougar LS Lateral Cage SystemJohnson & Johnson2011—
+1K113348Cougar SystemJohnson & Johnson2011—
+2K140319Coroent TI-C SystemNuvasive, Inc.2014—
+2K141665NuVasive CoRoent SystemNuvasive, Inc.2015—
+3K151472NuVasive CoRoent Lumbar SystemNu Vasive, Incorporated2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199910
200010
200120
200210
200310
200810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201130
201220
201310
201420
201590
2016170
2017300
2018310
2019450
2020650
2021521
2022610
2023760
2024840
2025720
2026590
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K101923, 1984–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MAX device

  1. #1 K203714 NuVasive Thoracolumbar Interbody Systems…score 102.5 · 24 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*K081917Depuy Spine Bengal, Concorde, Cougar, Devex and Leopard Systems
Summary page 1
…88.3080 PRODUCT CODE: MAX, MOP DEVICE CLASS: Class 11 PROPRIETARY NAME: CONCORDE® Curve System PREDICATE DEVICES: LEOPARD® System (K08 1917) CONCORDE® Bullet System (K081917) DEVICE DESCRIPTION: CONCORDE® Curve System consists of cages of…
Depuy Spine, Inc.2009—

Also cleared against K081917: 35 other devices →

What descends from it? (609)

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8 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K110454Cougar LS Lateral Cage SystemJohnson & Johnson2011602
K113348Cougar SystemJohnson & Johnson2011591
K120966Depuy Pulse Lumbar Cage SystemMedos International SARL201225
K172185Tyber Medical PT Interbody Spacer SystemTyber Medical, LLC20177
K173787X-MESH® Expandable Cage System, OCELOT® Stackable Cage System, Stackable Cage System…Medos International SARL20182
K242267Gemini Medical Cage SystemZheJiang Decans Medical Devices Co., Ltd.20241
K172020Arlington PLIF/TLIF CageSignature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd.20170
K103743Concorde Curve SystemJohnson & Johnson20110

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K211616ExcelsiusHubGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2021 · 5 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 26 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.3 years on median.
  • None of the 17 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K110454 (Johnson & Johnson, 2011) has gone furthest, with 602 descendants of its own.
  • 35 other devices also cite its predicate K081917.

How does its category compare?

All MAX devices

MAX Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2010, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MAX

29in 2025

2007: 72008: 352009: 312010: 292011: 492012: 482013: 582014: 582015: 532016: 642017: 762018: 642019: 602020: 562021: 532022: 412023: 302024: 382025: 292026 (partial year): 18
2007high 76 (2017) · low 7 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MAX

85in 2025

2007: 86 days median2008: 88 days median2009: 102 days median2010: 137 days median2011: 98 days median2012: 69 days median2013: 102 days median2014: 115 days median2015: 113 days median2016: 124 days median2017: 116 days median2018: 114 days median2019: 131 days median2020: 106 days median2021: 109 days median2022: 95 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 91 days median2025: 85 days median2026 (partial year): 95 days median
2007high 137 (2010) · low 69 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · MAX

5in 2025

2008: 22009: 92011: 32012: 11, 1 Class I2014: 32015: 12016: 62017: 12018: 42019: 12022: 12024: 12025: 5
2007high 11 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · MAX

811in 2025

2007: 122008: 192009: 902010: 1542011: 2012012: 3272013: 3802014: 3662015: 5242016: 6472017: 5962018: 6162019: 6992020: 6402021: 6222022: 6182023: 5762024: 7292025: 811
2007high 811 (2025) · low 12 (2007)2025

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

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007786012
20083588219
200931102990
2010291370154
201149983201
2012486911 (1)327
2013581020380
2014581153366
2015531131524
2016641246647
2017761161596
2018641144616
2019601311699
2020561060640
2021531090622
202241951618
202330870576
202438911729
202529855811
202618950—

What is it indicated for?

The CONCORDE, CONCORDE Bullet, CONCORDE Curve, COUGAR, DEVEX, and LEOPARD Systems are indicated for use as intervertebral body fusion devices in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (defined as discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies) at one or two contiguous levels of the lumbar spine (L2-S1). Patients should have six months of non-operative treatment prior to surgery.…

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The CONCORDE, CONCORDE Bullet, CONCORDE Curve, COUGAR, DEVEX, and LEOPARD Systems are indicated for use as intervertebral body fusion devices in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (defined as discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies) at one or two contiguous levels of the lumbar spine (L2-S1). Patients should have six months of non-operative treatment prior to surgery. These implants are used to facilitate fusion in the lumbar spine and are placed via either a PLIF (CONCORDE, CONCORDE Bullet), ILIF (CONCORDE, CONCORDE Bullet, CONCORDE Curve, DEVEX, LEOPARD) or anterior (COUGAR) approach using autogenous bone. When used as interbody fusion devices these implants are intended for use with DePuy Spine supplemental internal fixation products.

The CONCORDE, CONCORDE Bullet, CONCORDE Curve, COUGAR, DEVEX, and LEOPARD Systems are indicated for use in the thoracolumbar spine (i.e., T1 -L5) to replace a diseased vertebral body resected or excised for the treatment of tumors, to achieve anterior decompression of the spinal cord and neural tissues, and to restore the height of a collapsed vertebral body. These systems are also indicated for treating fractures of the thoracic and lumbar spine. These systems are designed to restore the biomechanical integrity of the anterior, middle and posterior spinal column even in the absence of fusion for a prolonged period. When used as a vertebral body replacement device these systems are intended for use with DePuy Spine supplemental internal fixation products.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K101923: Concorde Curve System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K101923

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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