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Arthrex Mixing and Delivery System

K121124510(k) TraditionalCleared May 16, 201233-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5860

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

Arthrex, Inc. · FMF Syringe, Piston

Cleared on May 16, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K062986 (Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., 2006) and 2 other predicates after a 33-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 2002. 36 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 16, 2012
Review
33 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FMF
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K013966 (2002). 16 ancestors in all, the oldest K994337 (2000). 36 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 other ancestor2001: 4 other ancestors2004: 1 other ancestor2003: 2 other ancestors2002: 2 other ancestors2000: 1 other ancestor2016: 3 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2014: 3 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2023: 4 descendants cleared2020: 7 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared2024: 4 descendants clearedK013966 · Apatight-TCP Bone Graft Substitute · Cerabio, LLC · 2002K022629 · WMT-TCP Bone Graft Substitute · Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2002K031817 · Cellplex TCP Synthetic Cancellous Bone · Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2003K043261 · Harvest Graft Delivery Syringe · Harvest Technologies, Corp. · 2005 · recalledK062986 · Medtronic Graft Delivery Syringe · Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2006200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors2 generations back: 7 other ancestors3 generations back: 1 other ancestor4 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 5 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 15 descendants5 generations forward: 5 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant7 generations forward: 1 descendant K062986 · Medtronic Graft Delivery Syringe · Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2006K043261 · Harvest Graft Delivery Syringe · Harvest Technologies, Corp. · 2005 · recalledK031817 · Cellplex TCP Synthetic Cancellous Bone · Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2003K022629 · WMT-TCP Bone Graft Substitute · Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2002K013966 · Apatight-TCP Bone Graft Substitute · Cerabio, LLC · 2002−50+5
  1. Root · 5 generations backK013966 Apatight-TCP Bone Graft SubstituteCerabio, LLC · 2002
  2. 4 generations backK022629 WMT-TCP Bone Graft SubstituteWrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2002
  3. 3 generations backK031817 Cellplex TCP Synthetic Cancellous BoneWrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2003
  4. 2 generations backK043261 Harvest Graft Delivery SyringeHarvest Technologies, Corp. · 2005 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK062986 Medtronic Graft Delivery SyringeMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2006
  6. This deviceK121124 Arthrex Mixing and Delivery SystemArthrex, Inc. · 2012
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 32 of its ownK133021 Mixing Syringe SystemZimmer Knee Creations, Inc. · 2014
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 31 of its ownK141245 Etex Mixing and Delivery SystemEtex Corporation · 2014
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 21 of its ownK161568 Bone Solutions Mixing and Delivery SystemBone Solutions, Inc. · 2016
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 11 of its ownK170675 Graftgun Universal Graft Delivery SystemSurGenTec, LLC · 2017
  11. Descendant · 2 generations on · 10 of its ownK161447 HydroSet XTOrthovita, Inc. · 2016 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 36 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2014: 32015: 12016: 32017: 22018: 32019: 22020: 72021: 22022: 22023: 42024: 42025: 22026: 1
2014high 7 (2020) · low 1 (2015)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 36 · See all
  • K133021Mixing Syringe SystemZimmer Knee Creations, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly32descendants
  • K141245Etex Mixing and Delivery SystemEtex Corporation · 2014 · cites it directly31descendants
  • K161568Bone Solutions Mixing and Delivery SystemBone Solutions, Inc. · 2016 · 2 generations on21descendants
  • K170675Graftgun Universal Graft Delivery SystemSurGenTec, LLC · 2017 · 3 generations on11descendants
  • K161447HydroSet XTOrthovita, Inc. · 2016 · 2 generations on10descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K013966Apatight-TCP Bone Graft SubstituteCerabio, LLC2002—
−4K022629WMT-TCP Bone Graft SubstituteWrightmedicaltechnologyinc2002—
−3K031817Cellplex TCP Synthetic Cancellous BoneWrightmedicaltechnologyinc2003—
−2K043261Harvest Graft Delivery SyringeHarvest Technologies, Corp.20052
−1K062986Medtronic Graft Delivery SyringeMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2006—
0 (this device)K121124Arthrex Mixing and Delivery SystemArthrex, Inc.2012—
+1K133021Mixing Syringe SystemZimmer Knee Creations, Inc.2014—
+1K141245Etex Mixing and Delivery SystemEtex Corporation2014—
+2K161568Bone Solutions Mixing and Delivery SystemBone Solutions, Inc.2016—
+3K170675Graftgun Universal Graft Delivery SystemSurGenTec, LLC2017—
+2K161447HydroSet XTOrthovita, Inc.20162

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200140
200220
200320
200410
200610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201430
201510
201630
201720
201830
201920
202070
202120
202220
202340
202440
202520
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K121124, 2002–2026Source: 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.

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  1. #1 K241821 Luer Lock Syringe with Safety Needle; Luer…score 16.1 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K062986Medtronic Graft Delivery Syringe
Summary page 1
…cation j Syringe, Piston Name: FMF CFR 21 CFR 880.5860 Predicate Device K062986 Medtronic Graft Delivery Syringe 1K012738, DePuy Symphony Graft Delivery System…
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2006—
*K012738Symphony Graft Delivery System (GDS)
Summary page 1
…CFR 21 CFR 880.5860 Predicate Device K062986 Medtronic Graft Delivery Syringe 1K012738, DePuy Symphony Graft Delivery System K062365 Aribrex Aspirate Kit…
Depuyacromed2001—
*K062365Arthrex Aspirate Kit
Summary page 1
…ic Graft Delivery Syringe 1K012738, DePuy Symphony Graft Delivery System K062365 Aribrex Aspirate Kit Purpose of Submission iThis Traditional 510(k) premarket notification is…
Arthrex, Inc.2006—

What descends from it? (36)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K133021Mixing Syringe SystemZimmer Knee Creations, Inc.201432
K141245Etex Mixing and Delivery SystemEtex Corporation201431
K140710Biomet Graft Delivery SyringesBiomet Spine (Aka Ebi, LLC)20141
K160978LITe BIO Delivery SystemStryker Corporation20160
K142535ConMed Mixing and Delivery KitConmed Corporation20150

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 10 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 16 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K133021 (Zimmer Knee Creations, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 32 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FMF devices

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

FDA decisions per year · FMF

13in 2025

2007: 232008: 92009: 142010: 112011: 162012: 92013: 122014: 132015: 112016: 122017: 132018: 82019: 112020: 152021: 202022: 242023: 222024: 142025: 132026 (partial year): 9
2007high 24 (2022) · low 8 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMF

114in 2025

2007: 90 days median2008: 74 days median2009: 94 days median2010: 130 days median2011: 109 days median2012: 86 days median2013: 154 days median2014: 84 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 146 days median2017: 135 days median2018: 87 days median2019: 146 days median2020: 107 days median2021: 175 days median2022: 211 days median2023: 173 days median2024: 130 days median2025: 114 days median2026 (partial year): 239 days median
2007high 239 (2026) · low 74 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · FMF

19in 2023

2007: 62008: 112009: 152010: 122011: 32012: 62013: 12014: 12015: 22017: 32018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 19, 18 Class I2026 (partial year): 2, 1 Class I
2007high 19 (2023) · low 0 (2016)2026

Class I (19 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FMF

4,181in 2025

2007: 6742008: 6912009: 9132010: 6792011: 1862012: 3072013: 3262014: 2442015: 2732016: 6842017: 1,8582018: 3,9522019: 5,8632020: 5,3342021: 5,8742022: 5,2332023: 5,2142024: 5,1222025: 4,181
2007high 5,874 (2021) · low 186 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMF, 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
200723906674
200897411691
2009149415913
20101113012679
2011161093186
20129866307
2013121541326
201413841244
201511872273
2016121460684
20171313531,858
201888723,952
20191114615,863
20201510725,334
20212017515,874
20222421125,233
20232217319 (18)5,214
20241413005,122
20251311404,181
202692392 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The Arthrex Mixing and Delivery System is indicated for the delivery of allograft, autograft, or synthetic bone graft materials to all orthopedic surgical sites. In addition, it is designed to facilitate pre-mixing of allograft, autograft, or synthetic bone graft materials with I.V. fluids, blood, plasma, platelet rich plasma, bone marrow or other specific blood component(s) as deemed necessary by the clinical use requirements.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K121124: Arthrex Mixing and Delivery System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K121124

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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