# K143065: NuVasive ALIF Buttress Plate System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nu Vasive, Incorporated
- Decided: Jan 21, 2015 after 89 days
- Product code: KWQ (Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3060
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K922543 (1993). 18 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K021039: Bowti Anterior Buttress Staple System, Depuyacromed (2002) Summary page 4.
- K121837: Nuvasive Brigade Anterior Plate System, Nuvasive, Inc. (2012) Summary page 4.
- K072339: Nuvasive Anterior Lumbar Plate System, Nuvasive, Inc. (2007) Summary page 4.
- K072943: Butrex Buttress Plating System, X-Spine Systems, Inc. (2008) Summary page 4.
- K040130: Anterior Lumbar Buttress System, Seaspine (2004) Summary page 4.
- K090415: Eminent Spine Buttress (Fang) Plate System, Eminent Spine (2009) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K261309: Palisades™ Buttress Plate System (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The NuVasive ALIF Buttress Plate System is an anterior non-load bearing plate system that may be used in the thoracic, lumbar and sacral spine (T1-S1). The NuVasive ALIF Buttress Plate System, in conjuction with traditional rigid fixation, is intended for use in spinal fusion procedures as a means to maintain the relative position of weak bony tissue such as allografts and autografts. This device is not intended for load bearing applications.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K143065
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology