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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2019

Ellipse Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction System

K140178510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 27, 201434-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3070Recalls 1

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

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. · PGN Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation

Cleared on Feb 27, 2014 after a 34-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 8 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Feb 27, 2014
Review
34 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PGN
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

8 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2014: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2010201520202025
  1. This deviceK140178 Ellipse Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2014
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK140613 Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2014
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK150885 MAGEC 2 Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Incorporated · 2015
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK160352 MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK161751 MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK171791 MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Incorporated · 2017 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 12020: 12024: 1
2014high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2018)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K140613Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K150885MAGEC 2 Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Incorporated · 2015 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K160352MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K161751MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K171791MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Incorporated · 2017 · cites it directly2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K140178Ellipse Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc.2014—
+1K140613Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc.2014—
+2K150885MAGEC 2 Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Incorporated2015—
+3K160352MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.2016—
+3K161751MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.2016—
+1K171791MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Incorporated20172

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
201520
201620
201710
202010
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K140178, 2014–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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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Top candidate predicates for a new PGN device

  1. #1 K233593 MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction Systemscore 8.3 · 6 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*—Harrington Rod System, Preamendment
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K140613Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc.20146
K171791MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Incorporated20172
K201543MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.20201
K141278Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc.20150

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jun 25, 2019Class IIZ-0528-2022Device DesignSafety Alert to all surgeons informing them of post-implantation fractures of an internal metallic component for device manufactured prior to March 26, 2015.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K140613 (Ellipse Technologies, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All PGN devices

PGN Growing Rod System- Magnetic Actuation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PGN

1in 2024

2014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 12020: 12024: 1
2007high 2 (2014) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PGN

Too few PGN 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · PGN

1in 2022

2019: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · PGN

4in 2025

2014: 122015: 162016: 182017: 312018: 452019: 862020: 3392021: 2042022: 1202023: 1892024: 302025: 4
2007high 339 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PGN, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20142—012
20152—016
20162—018
20171—031
20180—045
20190—186
20201—0339
20210—0204
20220—1120
20230—0189
20241—030
20250—04
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Eilipse MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction System is intended for skeletally immature patients less than 10 years of age with

severe progressive spinal deformities (e.g., Cobb angle of 30 degrees or more; thoracic spine height less than 22 cm) associated with

or at risk of Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS). TIS is defined as the inability of the thorax to support normal respiration or lung

growth.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

More from Ellipse Technologies, Inc.

13 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

  • K160325PRECICE Intramedullary Limb Lengthening SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2016
  • K141278Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2015
  • K141739Residual Limb Lengthening SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 20142 recalls
  • K140613Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2014
  • K141447Precice Trauma Nail SystemEllipse Technologies, Inc. · 2014

Recent decisions in PGN

The PGN category page

  • K233593MAGEC Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Incorporated · 2024
  • K201543MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 20201 recall
  • K171791MAGEC® SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Incorporated · 20172 recalls
  • K160352MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016
  • K161751MAGEC® Spinal Bracing and Distraction SystemNuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016

https://510kreport.com/device/K140178 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K140178: Ellipse Magec Spinal Bracing and Distraction System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K140178

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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