# K120943: Speedlock Hip Knotless Fixation Implant  Speedlock Hip Drill Speedlock Hip Guide Crown Tip Speedlock Hip Pathfinder

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Sep 21, 2012 after 176 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: 6 generations back to K961555 (1996). 22 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K071586: Bioraptor 2.3 PK Suture Anchor, Smith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Division (2007) Summary page 1.
- K093428: Smith & Nephew Knotless Instability Anchor, Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.
- K111044: Speedlock Knotless Fixation Device; 3.0MM Drill; Sharp Tipped Obturator; Low Profile Drill Guidde, ArthroCare Corporation (2011) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K123240: Speedlock Hip Knotless Fixation Implant (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SpeedLock HIP Knotless Fixation Implant is indicated for use in fixation of soft tissue to bone in the hip. Examples of such procedures include: Hip capsule repair Acetabular labrum reattachment

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120943
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology