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Loop Cage

K121332510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 29, 201257-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3080

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

Advanced Medical Technologies AG · MAX Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar

Cleared on Jun 29, 2012 after a 57-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 110 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 29, 2012
Review
57 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MAX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

110 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2017: 1 descendant cleared2022: 13 descendants cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2021: 8 descendants cleared2026: 25 descendants cleared2025: 23 descendants cleared2024: 23 descendants cleared2023: 10 descendants cleared2010201520202025
  1. This deviceK121332 Loop CageAdvanced Medical Technologies AG · 2012
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 109 of its ownK171689 ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2017
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 108 of its ownK190959 ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2019
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 102 of its ownK192018 Endoskeleton TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TAS and TAS…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2019 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 81 of its ownK191581 Endoskeleton TL Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TL…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2020
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 79 of its ownK201267 Adaptix Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK Surface TechnologyMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2020

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Descendants cleared per year

2017: 12019: 32020: 42021: 82022: 132023: 102024: 232025: 232026: 25
2017high 25 (2026) · low 0 (2018)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 110 · See all
  • K171689ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti Spinal System with…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly109descendants
  • K190959ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti Spinal System with…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on108descendants
  • K192018Endoskeleton TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TAS and TAS Hyperlordotic…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2019 · 3 generations on102descendants
  • K191581Endoskeleton TL Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TL Hyperlordotic Interbody Fusion…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2020 · 4 generations on81descendants
  • K201267Adaptix Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK Surface TechnologyMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2020 · 2 generations on79descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K121332Loop CageAdvanced Medical Technologies AG2012—
+1K171689ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti Spinal…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2017—
+2K190959ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti Spinal…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2019—
+3K192018Endoskeleton TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TAS and TAS…Titan Spine, Inc.20194
+4K191581Endoskeleton TL Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TL Hyperlordotic…Titan Spine, Inc.2020—
+2K201267Adaptix Interbody System with Titan nanoLOCK Surface TechnologyMedtronic Sofamor Danek2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201710
201930
202040
202180
2022130
2023100
2024230
2025230
2026250
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K121332, 2012–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (110)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K171689ARTiC-L 3D Ti Spinal System with TiONIC Technology, ARTiC-XL 3D Ti Spinal System with…Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.2017109

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?

  • Of its descendants, K171689 (Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 109 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MAX devices

MAX Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MAX

29in 2025

2007: 72008: 352009: 312010: 292011: 492012: 482013: 582014: 582015: 532016: 642017: 762018: 642019: 602020: 562021: 532022: 412023: 302024: 382025: 292026 (partial year): 18
2007high 76 (2017) · low 7 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MAX

85in 2025

2007: 86 days median2008: 88 days median2009: 102 days median2010: 137 days median2011: 98 days median2012: 69 days median2013: 102 days median2014: 115 days median2015: 113 days median2016: 124 days median2017: 116 days median2018: 114 days median2019: 131 days median2020: 106 days median2021: 109 days median2022: 95 days median2023: 87 days median2024: 91 days median2025: 85 days median2026 (partial year): 95 days median
2007high 137 (2010) · low 69 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · MAX

5in 2025

2008: 22009: 92011: 32012: 11, 1 Class I2014: 32015: 12016: 62017: 12018: 42019: 12022: 12024: 12025: 5
2007high 11 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · MAX

811in 2025

2007: 122008: 192009: 902010: 1542011: 2012012: 3272013: 3802014: 3662015: 5242016: 6472017: 5962018: 6162019: 6992020: 6402021: 6222022: 6182023: 5762024: 7292025: 811
2007high 811 (2025) · low 12 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MAX, 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
2007786012
20083588219
200931102990
2010291370154
201149983201
2012486911 (1)327
2013581020380
2014581153366
2015531131524
2016641246647
2017761161596
2018641144616
2019601311699
2020561060640
2021531090622
202241951618
202330870576
202438911729
202529855811
202618950—

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https://510kreport.com/device/K121332 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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