# K120096: Multifix P Knotless Fixation Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Mar 27, 2012 after 75 days
- Product code: MBI (Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue)
- 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: 3 generations back to K921873 (1992). 11 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K061349: Opus Labralock P Knotless Fixation Device, Arthrocare Corp. (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K131182: Multifix S Knotless Fixation Device (2013), 9 descendants of its own
- K180951: Responsive Arthroscopy Suture Anchor System (2019), 4 descendants of its own
- K132590: 5.5MM Multifix S Knotless Fixation Device, 6.5MM Multifix S Knotless Fixation Device, Insertion Guide with Obturator, TA (2013), 3 descendants of its own
- K140604: Multifix S Knotless Fixation System (2014), 2 descendants of its own
- K222763: Responsive Arthroscopy Mustang and Mustang Knotless Suture Anchors (2022), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The MultiFiX P Knotless Fixation Device is indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone. Examples of such procedures include: * Shoulder: Bankart Repair, SLAP lesion repair, acromnio-clavicular separation, rotator cuff repair, capsule shift/capsule-labral reconstruction, biceps tenodesis and deltoid repair. * Ankle: Lateral instability, medial instability, Achilles tendon repair/reconstruction and midfoot reconstruction. * Foot: Hallux valgus reconstruction. * Elbow: Tennis elbow repair, biceps tendon attachment. * Knee: Extra-capsular repairs; reattachment of medial collateral ligament, posterior oblique ligament or joint capsule closure to anterior proximal tibia; extra capsular reconstruction, ITB tenodesis; patellar ligament and tendon avulsions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120096
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology