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HEMASORBPLUS press Resorable Hemostatic Bone Putty

K143069510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 22, 201456-day reviewClass U

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

Orthocon, Inc. · MTJ Wax, Bone

Cleared on Dec 22, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K123243 (Orthocon, Inc., 2013) and 1 other predicate after a 56-day review. Its family tree reaches back 11 generations to 1979. 1 of the 20 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall.

Decided
Dec 22, 2014
Review
56 days
Class
Class U
Product code
MTJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 11 generations to K791495 (1979). 19 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 1 of the 20 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 11 generations backK791495 Lukens Bone Wax (Gamma Radiation)Lukens Corp. · 1979
  2. 7 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK113079 Synthes Hemostatic Bone PuttySynthes (Usa) Products, LLC/Norian Corporation · 2011 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. 2 generations backK122156 Orthocon Absorbable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc. · 2013
  5. 1 generation backK140117 Ahbppress Absorbable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc. · 2014
  6. This deviceK143069 HEMASORBPLUS press Resorable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc. · 2014
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  1. Root · 11 generations backK791495 Lukens Bone Wax (Gamma Radiation)Lukens Corp. · 1979
  2. 10 generations backK971680 Auto Suture Bone WaxUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 1997
  3. 9 generations backK041363 Aoc Bone WaxCeremed, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  4. 8 generations backK050440 Aoc Bone Wax, Ostene, Osteotene, Orthoseal, Osteoseal, Ceretene…Ceremed, Inc. · 2005
  5. 7 generations backK052528 Aoc Bone Wax Ostene, Osteotene and CereteneCeremed, Inc. · 2005
  6. 6 generations backK062280 Ostene, Aoc, Osteotene, Ceretene, Cerepor, Aptene, Apatene and…Ceremed, Inc. · 2006
  7. 5 generations backK070093 Ostene, Aoc, Osteotene, Ceretene, Cerepor, Aptene, Apatene, ActipasteCeremed, Inc. · 2007
  8. 4 generations backK082491 Ostene CT Soluble Bone Hemostasis Implant Material, Aoc CT, Aoc…Ceremed, Inc. · 2008
  9. 3 generations backK113079 Synthes Hemostatic Bone PuttySynthes (Usa) Products, LLC/Norian Corporation · 2011 · Recalled (Class I)
  10. 2 generations backK122156 Orthocon Absorbable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc. · 2013
  11. 1 generation backK140117 Ahbppress Absorbable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc. · 2014
  12. This deviceK143069 HEMASORBPLUS press Resorable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc. · 2014

Class I recalls in this family

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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−11K791495Lukens Bone Wax (Gamma Radiation)Lukens Corp.1979—
−10K971680Auto Suture Bone WaxUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc1997—
−9K041363Aoc Bone WaxCeremed, Inc.20041
−8K050440Aoc Bone Wax, Ostene, Osteotene, Orthoseal, Osteoseal, Ceretene, Model BW-12Ceremed, Inc.2005—
−7K052528Aoc Bone Wax Ostene, Osteotene and CereteneCeremed, Inc.2005—
−6K062280Ostene, Aoc, Osteotene, Ceretene, Cerepor, Aptene, Apatene and ActipasteCeremed, Inc.2006—
−5K070093Ostene, Aoc, Osteotene, Ceretene, Cerepor, Aptene, Apatene, ActipasteCeremed, Inc.2007—
−4K082491Ostene CT Soluble Bone Hemostasis Implant Material, Aoc CT, Aoc, Ostene…Ceremed, Inc.2008—
−3K113079Synthes Hemostatic Bone PuttySynthes (Usa) Products, LLC/Norian Corporation2011Class I
−2K122156Orthocon Absorbable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc.2013—
−1K140117Ahbppress Absorbable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K143069HEMASORBPLUS press Resorable Hemostatic Bone PuttyOrthocon, Inc.2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
200220
200310
200410
200510
201110
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K143069, 1979–2014Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MTJ device

  1. #1 K262769 Permatage XT Settable Nonabsorbable Hemostatic…score 15.5 · 13 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K123243Hemasorb Bone Putty 3 Resorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty
Summary page 4
…d Predicate Devices Orthocon, Inc. - HEMOSTATIC BONE PUTTY 3 Resorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty 510(k) Number K123243 Orthocon, Inc. - AHBPpress™ Absorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty [510(k) Number K140117] De…
Orthocon, Inc.2013—
*K140117Ahbppress Absorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty
Summary page 4
…Bone Putty 510(k) Number K123243 Orthocon, Inc. - AHBPpress™ Absorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty [510(k) Number K140117] Description Orthocon HEMASORBPLUS press Resorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty is a sterile, soft, moldable, biocompatible, resorbab…
Orthocon, Inc.2014—

Also cleared against K123243: 2 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K113079Synthes Hemostatic Bone PuttySynthes (Usa) Products, LLC/Norian Corporation · 2011 · 3 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 35 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.1 years on median.
  • 4 of the 19 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K123243.

How does its category compare?

All MTJ devices

MTJ Wax, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MTJ

4in 2023

2008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 52012: 32013: 22014: 42015: 22016: 22019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MTJ

370in 2023

2011: 140 days median2012: 141 days median2014: 46 days median2023: 370 days median
2007high 370 (2023) · low 46 (2014)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MTJ

1in 2023

2008: 12023: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MTJ

22in 2025

2007: 22008: 12011: 22012: 82013: 52014: 62015: 112016: 72017: 72018: 122019: 172020: 162021: 122022: 312023: 202024: 322025: 22
2007high 32 (2024) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MTJ, 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—02
20081—11
20092—00
20101—00
2011514002
2012314108
20132—05
201444606
20152—011
20162—07
20170—07
20180—012
20191—017
20201—016
20211—012
20221—031
20234370120
20240—032
20250—022
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Hemasorbplus Resorbable Hemostatic Bone Putty is indicated for use in the control of bleeding from cut or damaged bone

by acting as a mechanical barrier or tamponade.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K143069: HEMASORBPLUS press Resorable Hemostatic Bone Putty.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K143069

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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