# K140229: General Spinal System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Tianjin Walkman Biomaterial Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Apr 29, 2014 after 89 days
- Product code: MNI (Orthosis, Spinal Pedicle Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3070
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K951725 (1995). 8 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K082617: Trauson General Spinal System (GSS), Trauson (Jiangsu) Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. (2009) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The General Spinal System is intended for posterior pedlicle screw fixation of the non-cervical posterior spine in skeletally mature patients. It provides stabilization and immobilization of spinal segments as an adjunct to fusion in the treatment of the following acute and chronic instabilities deformities: (I ) trauma (i.e. fracture or dislocation), (2) curvatures (scoliosis, kyphosis. and/or lordosis), (3) spinal tumor, (4) failed previous fusion, (5) pseudarthrosis, (6) spinal stenosis. It is not intended for pedicle screw fixation above T8.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K140229
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology