# K132217: Arthrex Compression FT Screws

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 25, 2013 after 131 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- 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 K000684 (2000). 30 ancestors in all.
18 later devices descend from it; 8 cite it directly.
0 of 49 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K060478: Arthrex Bio-Compression Screw, Arthrex, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.
- K103705: Low Profile Screws, Arthrex, Inc. (2011)

## Most influential descendants
- K150456: Arthrex Plates, Screws, and Staples (2015), 6 descendants of its own
- K182361: Arthrex Compression FT Screws (2018), 4 descendants of its own
- K162171: S4 Screw System™ (2017), 3 descendants of its own
- K170382: Arthrex Compression Screws (2017), 3 descendants of its own
- K191995: S4 Screw System (2020), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Compression Screw is intended for fixation of small bane fragments, such as apical fragments, osteochondral fragments and cancellous fragments. Specific applications include the following: Osteochondral fragments (talar vault, femoral condyle) apical fragments (radial head, patellar rim, navicular, metacarpal/metatarsal) canceilous fragments (talus) Carpal, metacarpal, and small hand bone tarsal and metatarsals phalanges Intra-articular fractures ankle proximal and distal humerus proximal and distal radius proximal and distal ulna osteochondral fixation and fractures Osteochondritis Dissecans Fixation of fractures and osteotomies about the knee Oblique fractures of the fibula Reconstructive surgeries of the foot malleolar fixation

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K132217
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology