510(k) · Cleared
ClearedFORZA PTC Spacer System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Orthofix, Inc. · MAX Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar
Cleared on Jan 14, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K103111 (Orthofix, Inc., 2011) and 2 other predicates after a 136-day review. Its family tree reaches back 17 generations to 1984. 1 of the 354 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 236 later devices descend from it.
- Decided
- Jan 14, 2016
- Review
- 136 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MAX
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 3
Its longest line of descent runs back 17 generations to K841189 (1984). 117 ancestors in all. 236 later devices descend from it, 10 citing it directly. 1 of the 354 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.
- Root · 17 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
- 13 generations between
- 3 generations backK111122 Aesculap Sibd XP Spinal SystemAesculap Implant Systems, Inc. · 2011
- 2 generations backK141942 Midline II TICentinel Spine, Inc. · 2014
- 1 generation backK150643 Centinel Spine STALIF TT, STALIF MIDLINE, MIDLINE II, MIDLINE II-TiCentinel Spine, Inc. · 2015
- This deviceK152475 FORZA PTC Spacer SystemOrthofix, Inc. · 2016
- Descendant · cites it directly · 189 of its ownK153495 Avenue L Lateral Lumbar Cage, Avenue T TLIF Cage System, ROI-A ALIF…Ldr Spine USA · 2016 · Recalled
- Descendant · 2 generations on · 161 of its ownK162103 Choice Spine Lumbar Spacer System (Sabre™, Shark™, Hornet™…Choicespine, LP · 2016
- Descendant · 3 generations on · 116 of its ownK171686 Choice Spine Hawkeye™ Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) SystemChoicespine · 2017
- Descendant · 4 generations on · 104 of its ownK183557 Endoskeleton® TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton® TAS…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2019 · Recalled
- Descendant · 5 generations on · 102 of its ownK192018 Endoskeleton TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TAS and TAS…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2019 · Recalled
Show all 17 generations
- Root · 17 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
- 16 generations backK990148 Stackable Cage SystemDepuy Motech Acromed · 1999
- 15 generations backK003043 Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed · 2001
- 14 generations backK022793 Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC · 2003
- 13 generations backK031757 Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC · 2003
- 12 generations backK041888 Curved Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medizintechnik GmbH · 2004
- 11 generations backK042930 Spacevision Cage SystemSpine Vision, Inc. · 2004
- 10 generations backK062759 Paramount VBR SystemInnovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- 9 generations backK072120 Paramount Intervertebral Body Fusion DeviceInnovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- 8 generations backK080083 Intrepid Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2008 · Recalled
- 7 generations backK073109 Stalif TT Intervertebral Body Fusion SystemSurgicraft, Ltd. · 2008
- 6 generations backK081849 Blackstone Pillar SA Partial Vertebral Body Replacement DeviceBlackstone Medical, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
- 5 generations backK091301 Life Spine Stand-Alone Spacer SystemLife Spine · 2009
- 4 generations backK100802 Aesculap Implant Systems Sibd Spinal SystemAesculap Implant Systems, Inc. · 2010
- 3 generations backK111122 Aesculap Sibd XP Spinal SystemAesculap Implant Systems, Inc. · 2011
- 2 generations backK141942 Midline II TICentinel Spine, Inc. · 2014
- 1 generation backK150643 Centinel Spine STALIF TT, STALIF MIDLINE, MIDLINE II, MIDLINE II-TiCentinel Spine, Inc. · 2015
- This deviceK152475 FORZA PTC Spacer SystemOrthofix, Inc. · 2016
Showing 5 of 236 descendants. See all descendants
Descendants cleared per year
Class I recalls in this family
- K073202 Ardis Spacer2 generations back · 2008
Most influential descendants
Showing 5 of 236 · See all- K153495Avenue L Lateral Lumbar Cage, Avenue T TLIF Cage System, ROI-A ALIF Cage System, ROI-T…Ldr Spine USA · 2016 · cites it directly189descendants
- K162103Choice Spine Lumbar Spacer System (Sabre™, Shark™, Hornet™, Harpoon™), Choice Spine…Choicespine, LP · 2016 · 2 generations on161descendants
- K171686Choice Spine Hawkeye™ Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) SystemChoicespine · 2017 · 3 generations on116descendants
- K183557Endoskeleton® TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton® TAS Interbody Fusion Device…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2019 · 4 generations on104descendants
- K192018Endoskeleton TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TAS and TAS Hyperlordotic…Titan Spine, Inc. · 2019 · 5 generations on102descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −17 | K841189 | Oec/Rezaian Spinal Fixator | Orthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. | 1984 | — |
| −16 | K990148 | Stackable Cage System | Depuy Motech Acromed | 1999 | — |
| −15 | K003043 | Surgical Titanium Mesh System | Depuyacromed | 2001 | — |
| −14 | K022793 | Tetris Spinal Implant | Signus Medical, LLC | 2003 | — |
| −13 | K031757 | Peek Tetris Spinal Implant | Signus Medical, LLC | 2003 | — |
| −12 | K041888 | Curved Peek Tetris Spinal Implant | Signus Medizintechnik GmbH | 2004 | — |
| −11 | K042930 | Spacevision Cage System | Spine Vision, Inc. | 2004 | — |
| −10 | K062759 | Paramount VBR System | Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. | 2007 | — |
| −9 | K072120 | Paramount Intervertebral Body Fusion Device | Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. | 2007 | — |
| −8 | K080083 | Intrepid Spinal System | Medtronic Sofamor Danek | 2008 | 8 |
| −7 | K073109 | Stalif TT Intervertebral Body Fusion System | Surgicraft, Ltd. | 2008 | — |
| −6 | K081849 | Blackstone Pillar SA Partial Vertebral Body Replacement Device | Blackstone Medical, Inc. | 2008 | 1 |
| −5 | K091301 | Life Spine Stand-Alone Spacer System | Life Spine | 2009 | — |
| −4 | K100802 | Aesculap Implant Systems Sibd Spinal System | Aesculap Implant Systems, Inc. | 2010 | — |
| −3 | K111122 | Aesculap Sibd XP Spinal System | Aesculap Implant Systems, Inc. | 2011 | — |
| −2 | K141942 | Midline II TI | Centinel Spine, Inc. | 2014 | — |
| −1 | K150643 | Centinel Spine STALIF TT, STALIF MIDLINE, MIDLINE II, MIDLINE II-Ti | Centinel Spine, Inc. | 2015 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K152475 | FORZA PTC Spacer System | Orthofix, Inc. | 2016 | — |
| +1 | K153495 | Avenue L Lateral Lumbar Cage, Avenue T TLIF Cage System, ROI-A ALIF Cage… | Ldr Spine USA | 2016 | 1 |
| +2 | K162103 | Choice Spine Lumbar Spacer System (Sabre™, Shark™, Hornet™, Harpoon™), Choice… | Choicespine, LP | 2016 | — |
| +3 | K171686 | Choice Spine Hawkeye™ Vertebral Body Replacement (VBR) System | Choicespine | 2017 | — |
| +4 | K183557 | Endoskeleton® TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton® TAS Interbody Fusion… | Titan Spine, Inc. | 2019 | 3 |
| +5 | K192018 | Endoskeleton TA Interbody Fusion Device, Endoskeleton TAS and TAS… | Titan Spine, Inc. | 2019 | 4 |
Other ancestors by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2005 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 17 | 1 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
Descendants by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | 37 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 0 |
| 2026 | 35 | 0 |
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 MAX device
- #1 K203714 NuVasive Thoracolumbar Interbody Systems…score 102.5 · 24 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
What was it cleared against? (3)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K103111 | Forza Spacer SystemSummary page 4…duct Code: MAX Regulatory Classification: Class ,, per 21 CFR § 888.3080 Review Panel: Orthopedic Device Panel Predicate Devices: K103111 – FORZA Spacer System, SE 03/23/2011, Orthofix (primary predicate) K14195… | 2011 |
| * | K141953 | Endoskeleton; TA Ibd and VBR, to and TT, Tas, TC, TLSummary page 4…ice Panel Predicate Devices: K103111 – FORZA Spacer System, SE 03/23/2011, Orthofix (primary predicate) K141953 – Endoskeleton TO/TT, SE 10/27/2014, Titan Spine (additional predicate) K… | 2014 |
| * | K150643 | Centinel Spine STALIF TT, STALIF MIDLINE, MIDLINE II, MIDLINE II-TiSummary page 4…cate) K141953 – Endoskeleton TO/TT, SE 10/27/2014, Titan Spine (additional predicate) K150643 – STALIF MIDLINE II-Ti, SE 06/08/2015, Centinel Spine (additional predicate)… | 2015 |
| † | K121649 | Construx Mini Peek TI Spacer System | 2012 |
What descends from it? (236)
See all 23610 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.
| Number | Device | Decided | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| K153495 | Avenue L Lateral Lumbar Cage, Avenue T TLIF Cage System, ROI-A ALIF Cage System, ROI-T… | 2016 | 189 |
| K162918 | Atlas Spine Expandable Interbody System | 2017 | 29 |
| K161129 | Pillar SA PTC | 2016 | 19 |
| K172437 | CONSTRUX® Mini PTC Spacer System, FORZA® PTC Spacer System, PILLAR® SA PTC Spacer System | 2017 | 14 |
| K162446 | FORZA Spacer System, PILLAR PEEK Spacer System, PILLAR SA PEEK Spacer System, SKYHAWK… | 2016 | 6 |
| K222203 | DualXSLIM (R) T/PLIF | 2022 | 3 |
| K162431 | Luna 3D Interbody Fusion System | 2016 | 3 |
| K193378 | CarboClear Lumbar Cage System | 2020 | 2 |
| K203683 | CarboClear Lumbar Cage System | 2021 | 1 |
| K183407 | Triton Cage | 2019 | 0 |
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.
- K073202Ardis SpacerAbbott Spine, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations back · ◆ in the 2008 ancestors bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
What does this lineage say?
- The line of descent spans 32 years and passes through 14 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9 months on median.
- 20 of the 117 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
- Of its descendants, K153495 (Ldr Spine USA, 2016) has gone furthest, with 189 descendants of its own.
- 5 other devices also cite its predicate K103111.
How does its category compare?
All MAX devicesMAX Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · MAX
29in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MAX
85in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MAX
5in 2025
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MAX
811in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MAX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 12 |
| 2008 | 35 | 88 | 2 | 19 |
| 2009 | 31 | 102 | 9 | 90 |
| 2010 | 29 | 137 | 0 | 154 |
| 2011 | 49 | 98 | 3 | 201 |
| 2012 | 48 | 69 | 11 (1) | 327 |
| 2013 | 58 | 102 | 0 | 380 |
| 2014 | 58 | 115 | 3 | 366 |
| 2015 | 53 | 113 | 1 | 524 |
| 2016 | 64 | 124 | 6 | 647 |
| 2017 | 76 | 116 | 1 | 596 |
| 2018 | 64 | 114 | 4 | 616 |
| 2019 | 60 | 131 | 1 | 699 |
| 2020 | 56 | 106 | 0 | 640 |
| 2021 | 53 | 109 | 0 | 622 |
| 2022 | 41 | 95 | 1 | 618 |
| 2023 | 30 | 87 | 0 | 576 |
| 2024 | 38 | 91 | 1 | 729 |
| 2025 | 29 | 85 | 5 | 811 |
| 2026 | 18 | 95 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The FORZA® PTC Spacer System is indicated for spinal fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one or two contiguous levels in the lumbar spine (L2-S1). DDD is defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies. DDD patients may also have up to Grade I spondylolisthesis at the involved levels. These patients may have had a previous…
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The FORZA® PTC Spacer System is indicated for spinal fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one or two contiguous levels in the lumbar spine (L2-S1). DDD is defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies. DDD patients may also have up to Grade I spondylolisthesis at the involved levels. These patients may have had a previous non-fusion surgery at the involved level(s).
The FORZA® PTC Spacer System is intended for use with autograft and /or allograft comprised of cancellous and/or corticocancellous bone graft and supplemental fixation, e.g. Firebird Spinal Fixation System.
Patients must have undergone a regimen of at least six (6) months of non-operative treatment prior to being treated with the FORZA® PTC Spacer System.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K152475 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K152475: FORZA PTC Spacer System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K152475
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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