510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Laminectomy Rongeurs, Kerrison Rongeurs, IVD Rongeurs

K150468510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 29, 2016371-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4840

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

K2 Medical GmbH & Co. KG · HAE Rongeur, Manual

Cleared on Feb 29, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K092227 (Integra Lifesciences Corp., 2010) and 1 other predicate after a 371-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1994. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Feb 29, 2016
Review
371 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HAE
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K943635 (1994). 7 ancestors in all, the oldest K902819 (1990). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor2022: 1 descendant clearedK943635 · Ultra-Line Rongeur · V. Mueller Neuro/Spine · 1994K081651 · Instrumed Rongeur · Instrumed International, Inc. · 20081990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 4 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K081651 · Instrumed Rongeur · Instrumed International, Inc. · 2008K943635 · Ultra-Line Rongeur · V. Mueller Neuro/Spine · 19940
  1. Root · 2 generations backK943635 Ultra-Line RongeurV. Mueller Neuro/Spine · 1994
  2. 1 generation backK081651 Instrumed RongeurInstrumed International, Inc. · 2008
  3. This deviceK150468 Laminectomy Rongeurs, Kerrison Rongeurs, IVD RongeursK2 Medical GmbH & Co. KG · 2016
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK210741 KLS Martin Neuro RongeursKLS-Martin L.P. · 2022

Most influential descendants

Showing 1 of 1 · See all
  • K210741KLS Martin Neuro RongeursKLS-Martin L.P. · 2022 · cites it directly0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K943635Ultra-Line RongeurV. Mueller Neuro/Spine1994—
−1K081651Instrumed RongeurInstrumed International, Inc.2008—
0 (this device)K150468Laminectomy Rongeurs, Kerrison Rongeurs, IVD RongeursK2 Medical GmbH & Co. KG2016—
+1K210741KLS Martin Neuro RongeursKLS-Martin L.P.2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199410
200310
200710
201010

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K150468, 1994–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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.

Planning a device in HAE? 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 HAE device

  1. #1 K260446 Tontarra Punches and Rongeursscore 12.6 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
Get a 510(k) Report

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
*K092227Jarit, Ruggles, R&B Redmond/ Redmond, Miltex, Meisterhand - Kerrison Rongeurs
Summary page 4
…de: HAE 2. Predicate Device: Trade name Integra™ Kerrison Rongeurs Instrumed Rongeur 510(k) No. K092227 K081651 510(k) submitter / Integra LifeSciences Corporation INSTRUMED INTERNATIO…
Integra Lifesciences Corp.2010—
*K081651Instrumed Rongeur
Summary page 4
…edicate Device: Trade name Integra™ Kerrison Rongeurs Instrumed Rongeur 510(k) No. K092227 K081651 510(k) submitter / Integra LifeSciences Corporation INSTRUMED INTERNATIONAL, INC. holder 311…
Instrumed International, Inc.2008—

Also cleared against K092227: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K210741KLS Martin Neuro RongeursKLS-Martin L.P.20220

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 13.7 years on median.
  • None of the 7 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K210741 (KLS-Martin L.P., 2022) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K092227.

How does its category compare?

All HAE devices

HAE Rongeur, Manual: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HAE

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 22010: 22012: 22013: 22015: 12016: 42018: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22023: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2016) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HAE

270in 2016

2016: 270 days median
2007high 270 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · HAE

2in 2023

2023: 2
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HAE

10in 2025

2007: 42008: 52009: 62010: 102011: 312012: 472013: 202014: 152015: 252016: 342017: 252018: 292019: 242020: 252021: 122022: 132023: 102024: 92025: 10
2007high 47 (2012) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HAE, 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
20072—04
20082—05
20090—06
20102—010
20110—031
20122—047
20132—020
20140—015
20151—025
20164270034
20170—025
20181—029
20190—024
20202—025
20211—012
20222—013
20232—210
20240—09
20251—010
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Laminectomy Rongeurs, Kerrison Rongeurs and IVD Rongeurs are manually operated instruments indicated for cutting or biting bone during surgery involving the skull or spinal column in patients two years of age or older.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K150468: Laminectomy Rongeurs, Kerrison Rongeurs, IVD Rongeurs.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K150468

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

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