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Cleared

EasyStep

K160813510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 26, 2016124-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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

Stryker GmbH · JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Jul 26, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K993714 (Biomedical Ent., Inc., 2000) after a 124-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1990.

Decided
Jul 26, 2016
Review
124 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K902307 (1990). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestorK902307 · Shaw II Hemostatic Surgery System · Hemostatic Surgery Corp. · 1990 · recalledK993714 · Memograph Staple, Warm System · Biomedical Ent., Inc. · 2000199019952000200520102015
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor K993714 · Memograph Staple, Warm System · Biomedical Ent., Inc. · 2000K902307 · Shaw II Hemostatic Surgery System · Hemostatic Surgery Corp. · 1990 · recalled0
  1. Root · 2 generations backK902307 Shaw II Hemostatic Surgery SystemHemostatic Surgery Corp. · 1990 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK993714 Memograph Staple, Warm SystemBiomedical Ent., Inc. · 2000
  3. This deviceK160813 EasyStepStryker GmbH · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K902307Shaw II Hemostatic Surgery SystemHemostatic Surgery Corp.19902
−1K993714Memograph Staple, Warm SystemBiomedical Ent., Inc.2000—
0 (this device)K160813EasyStepStryker GmbH2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160813, 1990–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*K993714Memograph Staple, Warm System
Summary page 4
…July 22, 2016 Primary Predicate: Biomedical Enterprises Inc. Memograph Staple System (K993714) Description The Stryker GmbH EasyStep system includes superelastic staples fabricated from Nitinol (Nickel- Titanium alloy) pe…
Biomedical Ent., Inc.2000—

Also cleared against K993714: 17 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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 26 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 16.4 years on median.
  • 1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 17 other devices also cite its predicate K993714.

How does its category compare?

All JDR devices

JDR Staple, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JDR

3in 2025

2007: 82008: 52010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 92014: 112015: 72016: 62017: 92018: 82019: 52020: 42021: 32022: 52023: 92024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2014) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDR

65in 2025

2007: 70 days median2008: 89 days median2013: 137 days median2014: 97 days median2015: 111 days median2016: 101 days median2017: 172 days median2018: 107 days median2019: 149 days median2020: 161 days median2021: 62 days median2022: 107 days median2023: 72 days median2024: 29 days median2025: 65 days median
2007high 172 (2017) · low 29 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · JDR

11in 2022

2008: 12015: 12018: 12020: 12022: 112026 (partial year): 2
2007high 11 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDR

314in 2025

2007: 32008: 142009: 102010: 352011: 622012: 342013: 272014: 492015: 482016: 762017: 1162018: 2392019: 2422020: 2342021: 2102022: 2022023: 1752024: 2062025: 314
2007high 314 (2025) · low 3 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDR, 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
200787003
2008589114
20090—010
20102—035
20111—062
20121—034
20139137027
20141197049
20157111148
20166101076
201791720116
201881071239
201951490242
202041611234
20213620210
2022510711202
20239720175
20244290206
20253650314
20262—2—

What is it indicated for?

The EasyStep system is intended for bone fragment and osteotomy fixation of the foot in adult patients.

Indications include:

• Bone fragment fixation

• Osteotomy fixation

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160813: EasyStep.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160813

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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