# K123341: Arthrex Pec Repair Button, Arthrex Large Pec Button, Arthrex Biceps Button, Arthrex Proximal Biceps Button

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 21, 2012 after 51 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: 7 generations back to K792022 (1979). 57 ancestors in all.
52 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 110 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K031666: Arthrex Fiberwire Button Repair Kit, Model AR-8920DS/AR-8921DS, Arthrex, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K062747: Arthrex Retrobutton, 15MM, 60MM, Retrobutton, Long, 15MM, 60MM, Arthrex, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.
- K083070: Toggleloc System, Biomet Sports Medicine (2008) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K150768: JuggerKnot Soft Anchors (2015), 40 descendants of its own
- K180768: Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (2018), 28 descendants of its own
- K191226: Arthrex SwiveLock Suture Anchor (2019), 21 descendants of its own
- K203495: Arthrex SwiveLock Anchor (2021), 13 descendants of its own
- K203740: JuggerKnot Soft Anchor (2021), 5 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Pec Repair Button, Large Pec Button, Biceps Button, and Proximal Biceps Button are used for fixation of bone to bone or soft tissue to bone, and are intended as fixation posts, a distribution bridge, or for distributing suture tension over areas of ligament or tendon repair in the knee, shoulder, and elbow and may include the following indications; anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate ligament, pectoralis repair (minor/major), biceps tendon repair and reattachment (distal/proximal), acromioclavicular repair, and ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K123341
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology