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Enspire Discectomy System

K120680510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 26, 2012112-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.1100

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

Spine View, Inc. · HRX Arthroscope

Cleared on Jun 26, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K110992 (Spine View, Inc., 2011) after a 112-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1999.

Decided
Jun 26, 2012
Review
112 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K991794 (1999). 27 ancestors in all, the oldest K844131 (1984). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2003: 1 other ancestor2006: 2 other ancestors2002: 2 other ancestors2001: 1 other ancestor2000: 4 other ancestors1995: 1 other ancestor1994: 3 other ancestors1993: 1 other ancestor1991: 2 other ancestors1990: 1 other ancestor1984: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestorK991794 · Endoscopic Spinal Access System · Endius, Inc. · 1999K021748 · Endius Atavi System · Endius, Inc. · 2002K053267 · Endius Atavi System · Endius, Inc. · 2006 · recalledK061345 · Modification to Endius Atavi System · Endius, Inc. · 2006 · recalledK081051 · Spinevu Endoscopic Spine System (Sess), Spinevu Miniscope · Spine View, Inc. · 2008K090278 · Enspire Debrider System · Spine View, Inc. · 2009K110992 · Enspire Debrider System · Spine View, Inc. · 20111980198519901995200020052010
  1. Root · 7 generations backK991794 Endoscopic Spinal Access SystemEndius, Inc. · 1999
  2. 6 generations backK021748 Endius Atavi SystemEndius, Inc. · 2002
  3. 5 generations backK053267 Endius Atavi SystemEndius, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  4. 4 generations backK061345 Modification to Endius Atavi SystemEndius, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  5. 3 generations backK081051 Spinevu Endoscopic Spine System (Sess), Spinevu MiniscopeSpine View, Inc. · 2008
  6. 2 generations backK090278 Enspire Debrider SystemSpine View, Inc. · 2009
  7. 1 generation backK110992 Enspire Debrider SystemSpine View, Inc. · 2011
  8. This deviceK120680 Enspire Discectomy SystemSpine View, Inc. · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K991794Endoscopic Spinal Access SystemEndius, Inc.1999—
−6K021748Endius Atavi SystemEndius, Inc.2002—
−5K053267Endius Atavi SystemEndius, Inc.20061
−4K061345Modification to Endius Atavi SystemEndius, Inc.20061
−3K081051Spinevu Endoscopic Spine System (Sess), Spinevu MiniscopeSpine View, Inc.2008—
−2K090278Enspire Debrider SystemSpine View, Inc.2009—
−1K110992Enspire Debrider SystemSpine View, Inc.2011—
0 (this device)K120680Enspire Discectomy SystemSpine View, Inc.2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198410
199010
199120
199310
199430
199510
200040
200110
200220
200310
200510
200620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K120680, 1999–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K110992Enspire Debrider System
Summary page 1
…E. Predicate Devices The modified enSpire Tm Discectomy System is substantially equivalent to the Spine View enSpire Tm Discectomy System cleared under K1 10992 on October 21, 2011. Appendix A, Page 1 of 4 === Page 2…
Spine View, Inc.2011—

Also cleared against K110992: 2 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.2 years on median.
  • 3 of the 27 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K110992.

How does its category compare?

All HRX devices

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

FDA decisions per year · HRX

9in 2025

2007: 72008: 92009: 112010: 92011: 32012: 112013: 122014: 92015: 42016: 82017: 42018: 122019: 122020: 72021: 72022: 32023: 42024: 62025: 92026 (partial year): 7
2007high 12 (2013) · low 3 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRX

107in 2025

2007: 89 days median2008: 115 days median2009: 139 days median2010: 114 days median2011: 84 days median2012: 102 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 132 days median2016: 89 days median2017: 97 days median2018: 101 days median2019: 45 days median2020: 141 days median2021: 57 days median2022: 89 days median2023: 249 days median2024: 110 days median2025: 107 days median2026 (partial year): 217 days median
2007high 249 (2023) · low 45 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRX

1in 2024

2007: 32008: 132009: 232010: 122011: 62013: 42015: 72018: 12021: 32024: 1
2007high 23 (2009) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRX

2,076in 2025

2007: 4212008: 4412009: 5582010: 6122011: 6312012: 7782013: 6782014: 8022015: 7632016: 4692017: 9342018: 1,5812019: 1,6762020: 1,7062021: 1,9082022: 1,4062023: 1,8522024: 2,4272025: 2,076
2007high 2,427 (2024) · low 421 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRX, 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
20077893421
2008911513441
20091113923558
2010911412612
20113846631
2012111020778
201312904678
201491400802
201541327763
20168890469
20174970934
20181210111,581
2019124501,676
2020714101,706
202175731,908
202238901,406
2023424901,852
2024611012,427
2025910702,076
202672170—

What is it indicated for?

The enSpire Tm Discectomy System is intended for use in cutting, grinding and aspirating intervertebral disc material during discectomy procedures in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K120680: Enspire Discectomy System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K120680

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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