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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2021

The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by Vidacare

K113872510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 8, 201269-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1075Recalls 2

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

Vidacare Corporation · KNW Instrument, Biopsy

Cleared on Mar 8, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K112468 (Regulatory Specialists, Inc., 2011) and 2 other predicates after a 69-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1989. 1 of the 23 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Mar 8, 2012
Review
69 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KNW
Recalls
2
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K890925 (1989). 20 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly. 1 of the 23 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestor2006: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor2004: 1 other ancestor1998: 2 other ancestors1997: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor1994: 2 other ancestors2023: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant clearedK890925 · Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle · Manan Medical Products, Inc. · 1989 · recalledK961959 · MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone Marrow · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1996K980196 · MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone Marrow · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · Class I recallK043523 · Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy Needle · Medical Device Technologies, Inc. · 2005K072045 · Oncontrol Bone Marrow Biopsy System · Vidacare Corporation · 2007K081713 · Vertebral Access System by Vidacare · Vidacare Corporation · 2008K112468 · The Oncontrol Bone Access System by Vidacare · Regulatory Specialists, Inc. · 20111990200020102020
  1. Root · 7 generations backK890925 Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleManan Medical Products, Inc. · 1989 · Recalled
  2. 6 generations backK961959 MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1996
  3. 5 generations backK980196 MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 4 generations backK043523 Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 2005
  5. 3 generations backK072045 Oncontrol Bone Marrow Biopsy SystemVidacare Corporation · 2007
  6. 2 generations backK081713 Vertebral Access System by VidacareVidacare Corporation · 2008
  7. 1 generation backK112468 The Oncontrol Bone Access System by VidacareRegulatory Specialists, Inc. · 2011
  8. This deviceK113872 The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by VidacareVidacare Corporation · 2012
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK230015 OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone…Laurane Medical Sas · 2023
  10. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK213896 BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular · 2022

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K230015OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone Biopsy Kit with Power…Laurane Medical Sas · 2023 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K213896BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular · 2022 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K890925Manan Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleManan Medical Products, Inc.19897
−6K961959MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc.1996—
−5K980196MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc.1998Class I
−4K043523Interv Brand Snarelok Bone Marrow Biopsy NeedleMedical Device Technologies, Inc.2005—
−3K072045Oncontrol Bone Marrow Biopsy SystemVidacare Corporation2007—
−2K081713Vertebral Access System by VidacareVidacare Corporation2008—
−1K112468The Oncontrol Bone Access System by VidacareRegulatory Specialists, Inc.2011—
0 (this device)K113872The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by VidacareVidacare Corporation2012—
+1K230015OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone Biopsy Kit…Laurane Medical Sas2023—
+1K213896BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199420
199510
199610
199710
199820
200110
200210
200410
200510
200610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202210
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K113872, 1989–2023Source: 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 KNW device

  1. #1 K260572 Marrow Marxmanscore 14.5 · 10 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? (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
*K112468The Oncontrol Bone Access System by Vidacare
Summary page 1
…t, biopsy The legally marketed devices to which we are claiming equivalence [807.92(a) (3)]: 510(k)TrdorPoreayoMoeNaeMnfcur NumberTrdorPpreayoMoeNaeMnfcur I K1 12468 The OnControl ~ Bone Access System by Vidacare@ Vidlacare Corp. 2 K022169 Clearview P…
Regulatory Specialists, Inc.2011—
*K022169Clearview Plus Bone and Vertebral Body Biopsy Needles
Summary page 1
…PoreayoMoeNaeMnfcur NumberTrdorPpreayoMoeNaeMnfcur I K1 12468 The OnControl ~ Bone Access System by Vidacare@ Vidlacare Corp. 2 K022169 Clearview Plus Bone and Vertebral Body Biopsy Needles Parallax Medical 3 K962425 The Bon…
Parallax Medical, Inc.2002—
*K962425Bonopty Coaxial Bone Biopsy System with Eccentric Drill (10-1072,3,4)
Summary page 1
…dacare@ Vidlacare Corp. 2 K022169 Clearview Plus Bone and Vertebral Body Biopsy Needles Parallax Medical 3 K962425 The Bonopty@ Coaxial Bone Biopsy System with Eccentric Drill AprioMed Regulatory Specialists, Inc.…
Radi Medical Systems AB1996—

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K230015OmniBone™ Bone Marrow Biopsy Kit with Power Driver, OmniBone™ Bone Biopsy Kit with Power…Laurane Medical Sas20230
K213896BD Trek Powered Bone Biopsy SystemBard Peripheral Vascular20220

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 8, 2021Class IIZ-1374-2021Process designDifficulty inserting the biopsy ejector rod into the bone lesion biopsy cannula, preventing the biopsy sample from being collected. Use of a defective device is likely to require immediate repeat biopsy, leading to a prolonged procedure
Nov 8, 2016Class IIZ-0677-2017Device DesignSterility: Due to a potential incomplete seal on the outer sterile package.

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.

  • K980196MD Tech Biopsy Set for Bone and Bone MarrowMedical Device Technologies, Inc. · 1998 · 5 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 13 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 23 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.7 years on median.
  • 2 of the 20 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K230015 (Laurane Medical Sas, 2023) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KNW devices

KNW Instrument, Biopsy: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KNW

12in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 62010: 32011: 102012: 72013: 32014: 82015: 102016: 92017: 82018: 72019: 52020: 82021: 92022: 82023: 72024: 52025: 122026 (partial year): 7
2007high 12 (2025) · low 3 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KNW

178in 2025

2007: 94 days median2008: 53 days median2009: 35 days median2010: 57 days median2011: 64 days median2012: 94 days median2013: 100 days median2014: 95 days median2015: 106 days median2016: 127 days median2017: 90 days median2018: 71 days median2019: 94 days median2020: 92 days median2021: 54 days median2022: 203 days median2023: 164 days median2024: 114 days median2025: 178 days median2026 (partial year): 29 days median
2007high 203 (2022) · low 35 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · KNW

1in 2024

2007: 12008: 72009: 32010: 22011: 52012: 12013: 1, 1 Class I2014: 32016: 52017: 12019: 42021: 32022: 32023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 4, 3 Class I
2007high 7 (2008) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KNW

1,667in 2025

2007: 7662008: 3632009: 3512010: 1622011: 672012: 932013: 982014: 1932015: 5912016: 2972017: 7602018: 1,0122019: 4,1952020: 5,1202021: 1,0202022: 5352023: 9312024: 1,2832025: 1,667
2007high 5,120 (2020) · low 67 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KNW, 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
20076941766
20084537363
20096353351
20103572162
20111064567
2012794193
201331001 (1)98
20148953193
2015101060591
201691275297
20178901760
201877101,012
201959444,195
202089205,120
202195431,020
202282033535
202371642931
2024511411,283
20251217801,667
20267294 (3)—

What is it indicated for?

The OnControl Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System is intended for use

with a standard cement delivery system for the fixation of fractures of the

vertebral body using vertebroplasty and/or for bone biopsy of the vertebral

body and bone lesions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K113872: The Oncontrol Bone Access and Bone Biopsy System by Vidacare.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K113872

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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