# K140408: Salvation Osteopenic Screw

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc
- Decided: May 14, 2014 after 85 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: 11 generations back to K010612 (2001). 89 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 91 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K110670: VLP Foot Talus Plates, VLP Percutaneous Calcaneus Plates and Misc VLP Bone Screws, Peri-Loc Ankle Fusion Plates, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2011) Summary page 1.
- K090675: Smith & Nephew, Inc. VLP Foot Plating, Screw System and Accessories, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K233816: REDEMPTION Charcot Plating System (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Salvation Osteopenic Screw is indicated for the treatment of fracture fixation, osteotomies, and reconstruction/arthrodeses of small bones, as well as patients with osteopenic bone.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K140408
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology