# K172165: Q-Fix Suture Anchor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: ArthroCare Corporation
- Decided: Aug 17, 2017 after 30 days
- Product code: MBI (Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue)
- 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: 7 generations back to K990088 (1999). 17 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 22 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K133727: Q-Fix Suture Anchor, 1.8MM; Q-Fix Suture Anchor, 2.8MM; Drill, Drill Guide and Obturator, 1.8MM & 2.8MM, Firstpass Sutu, ArthroCare Corporation (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K241435: Q-FIX Knotless All-Suture Anchor, 1.8 mm, with one ULTRABRAID suture, blue; Q-FIX Knotless All-Suture Anchor, 1.8 mm, with one ULTRABRAID suture, co-braid-blue; Q-FIX Knotless All-Suture Anchor, 1.8 mm, with one MINITAPE suture, blue; Q-FIX Knotless All-Suture Anchor, 1.8 mm, with one MINITAPE suture, co-braid-blue (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K261968: Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor, 2.8mm, with one black knotless and one blue MINITAPE suture (72205981); Q-FIX KNOTLESS All-Suture Anchor, 2.8mm, with one blue knotless and one black MINITAPE suture (72205982) (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K232457: Q-FIX ULTRA All-Suture Anchor (2023), 0 descendants of its own
- K231376: Q-FIX With Needles (Q-FIX With Needles, #0 Suture & Q-FIX With Needles, Minitape) (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Q-Fix Suture Anchor is intended to be used for soft tissue to bone fixation for: Shoulder: Bankart lesion repair; SLAP lesion repair; acromio-clavicular repair; capsular shift/capsulolabral reconstruction; deltoid repair; rotator cuff tear repair; biceps tenodesis Foot & Ankle: Medial/Lateral repair and reconstruction; midfoot and forefoot repair; Hallux valgus reconstruction; Metatarsal ligament/tendon repair or reconstruction; Achilles tendon repair Elbow: Ulnar or radial collateral ligament reconstruction; lateral epicondylitis repair; biceps tendon reattachment Knee: Extra-capsular repair: medial collateral ligament (MCL), lateral collateral ligament (LCL) and posterior oblique ligament; Iliotibial band tenodesis (IBT); patellar tendon repair; vastus medialis obliquus advancement (VMO); joint capsule closure Hand & Wrist: Collateral ligament repair; Scapholunate ligament reconstruction; Tendon transfers in phalanx; Volar plate reconstruction Hip: Acetabular labral repair

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172165
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology