# K172186: BioWick X Implant with Driver

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cayenne Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 16, 2017 after 88 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: 12 generations back to K911837 (1991). 99 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 104 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K151068: SureLock W Suture Anchor, Cayenne Medical, Inc. (2015) Summary page 6.

## Most influential descendants
- K183236: Rotium Bioresorbable Wick (2019), 3 descendants of its own
- K201414: Rotium Bioresorbable Wick (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K231641: Rotium Bioresorbable Wick (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K241912: Biocharge (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Cayenne Medical, Inc. BioWick™ X Implant is intended to be used for the reattachment of soft tissue to bone in rotator cuff repairs.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172186
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology