# K143702: Arthrex Blunt Tip Screws with Fiber Tape

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 9, 2015 after 106 days
- Product code: HTY (Pin, Fixation, Smooth)
- 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 K962616 (1996). 94 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 99 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K103705: Low Profile Screws, Arthrex, Inc. (2011) Summary page 4.
- K032245: Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 2MM, Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 3MM, Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 4MM, Models AR-7237, AR-7238, AR-7239, Arthrex, Inc. (2004) Summary page 4.
- K142442: Magna-FX and Mini Magna-FX Cannulated Screw Fixation System, Zimmer, Inc. (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K201677: Arthrex Mesh Plates (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K203834: Arthrex Patella SuturePlates (2021), 1 descendant of its own
- K250867: Dunamis Screw and Suture Locking System (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K240487: EVOS Patella Plates (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Blunt Tip Screws are intended to be used as stand-alone bone screws for internal bone fixation for bone fractures, fusions, osteotomies and non-unions in the ankle, foot, hand, wrist, clavicle, scapula, olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, tibia, calcaneous, femur and fibula. When used in conjunction with FiberTape, they can be used to treat patella fractures. The Arthrex FiberTape suture products are intended for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissue, including use of allograft tissue for orthopedic surgeries. When used in conjunction with the Arthrex Blunt Tip Screws, FiberTape can be used to treat patella fractures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K143702
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology