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Lite Decompression System- Light Cable Model 48089999

K122637510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 1, 201264-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4580

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

Stryker Spine · FST Light, Surgical, Fiberoptic

Cleared on Nov 1, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K042034 (Nuvasive, Inc., 2004) and 1 other predicate after a 64-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2004.

Decided
Nov 1, 2012
Review
64 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FST
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K042034 (2004). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K042034 · Nuvasive Maxcess Light Guide · Nuvasive, Inc. · 2004K080367 · Zimmer Mis Light · Zimmer Spine, Inc. · 200820002002200420062008201020122014
  1. Root · 2 generations backK042034 Nuvasive Maxcess Light GuideNuvasive, Inc. · 2004
  2. 1 generation backK080367 Zimmer Mis LightZimmer Spine, Inc. · 2008
  3. This deviceK122637 Lite Decompression System- Light Cable Model 48089999Stryker Spine · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K042034Nuvasive Maxcess Light GuideNuvasive, Inc.2004—
−1K080367Zimmer Mis LightZimmer Spine, Inc.2008—
0 (this device)K122637Lite Decompression System- Light Cable Model 48089999Stryker Spine2012—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K122637, 2004–2012Source: 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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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K042034Nuvasive Maxcess Light Guide
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 878.4580 Common Name Surgical lamp Product Code FST Predicate Devices NuVasive MaXcess Light Guide: K042034 Zimmer MIS Light: K080367 Device Description The Stryker Spine LlTeo Decompression Sys…
Nuvasive, Inc.2004—
*K080367Zimmer Mis Light
Summary page 1
…Surgical lamp Product Code FST Predicate Devices NuVasive MaXcess Light Guide: K042034 Zimmer MIS Light: K080367 Device Description The Stryker Spine LlTeo Decompression System - Light Cable is a sin…
Zimmer Spine, Inc.2008—

Also cleared against K042034: 4 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 8 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.7 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K042034.

How does its category compare?

All FST devices

FST Light, Surgical, Fiberoptic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FST

1in 2020

2007: 12008: 22009: 32010: 52012: 32014: 12020: 1
2007high 5 (2010) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FST

59in 2012

2009: 100 days median2010: 90 days median2012: 59 days median
2007high 100 (2009) · low 59 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · FST

1in 2014

2011: 102014: 1
2007high 10 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FST

27in 2025

2007: 32008: 22009: 42010: 32011: 72012: 142013: 92014: 132015: 142016: 152017: 202018: 122019: 292020: 332021: 202022: 112023: 112024: 402025: 27
2007high 40 (2024) · low 2 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FST, 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
20071—03
20082—02
2009310004
201059003
20110—107
2012359014
20130—09
20141—113
20150—014
20160—015
20170—020
20180—012
20190—029
20201—033
20210—020
20220—011
20230—011
20240—040
20250—027
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Stryker Spine LITe Decompression System - Light Cable is intended to provide surgical site illumination from a high intensity light source when Stryker decompression tubes are in use.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K122637: Lite Decompression System- Light Cable Model 48089999.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K122637

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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