# K172253: Altus Spine Cervical Interbody Fusion System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Altus Partners, LLC
- Decided: Nov 21, 2017 after 118 days
- Product code: ODP (Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Cervical)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3080
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 17 generations back to K841189 (1984). 152 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
1 of 153 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K081730: Novel Cervical Spinal Spacer System, Alphatec Spine, Inc. (2008) Summary page 4.
- K073502: Vertebron VBR System, Vertebron, Inc. (2008) Summary page 4.
- K170512: Altus Spine Titanium Interbody Fusion System, Altus Partners, LLC (2017) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Altus Spine Cervical Interbody Fusion System is indicated for use with autogenous bone graft in skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (“DDD”) at one or two contiguous spinal levels from C3-C7. DDD is defined as discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. These patients should have had six weeks of non-operative treatment. These DDD patients may have had a previous non-fusion spinal surgery at the involved spinal level(s), and may have up to Grade 1 spondylolisthesis or retrolisthesis at the involved level(s). The Altus Spine Cervical Interbody Fusion System is to be combined with cleared supplemental fixation systems, such as the Altus Cervical Plate System.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172253
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology