# K151848: Cable-Ready® Cable Grip System: Cable-Ready Pin System, Cable-Ready Needle System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 15, 2016 after 192 days
- Product code: JDQ (Cerclage, Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3010
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 10 generations back to K962616 (1996). 98 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 100 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K941174: Pioneer Laboratories Cable Pin, Pioneer Surgical Technology (1994) Summary page 5.
- K143618: Kirschner Wires, Steinmann Pins, Zimmer, Inc. (2015) Summary page 5.
- K150889: Suture Wires and Wire Loops, Zimmer, Inc. (2015) Summary page 5.
- K935481: Sponger Cable System, Modification, Pioneer Surgical Technology (1994) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K261271: Cable-Ready® Cable Grip System (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Cable-Ready® Pin System is indicated for use in olecranon fractures, patellar fractures, proximal humerus fractures, greater tuberosity humerus fractures, and medial malleolus tibial fractures where fractures may not be securely held by either a bone screw, bone pin, cable, or cerclage cable alone. The Cable-Ready® Needle System is indicated for securing fractures of the olecranon, patella, humerus, shoulder and ankle, reducing and securing acromioclavicular dislocations as well as sternotomy surgery.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K151848
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology