# K172536: Atlas Percussion Adjusting Instrument

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Spinalight, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 20, 2018 after 302 days
- Product code: LXM (Manipulator, Plunger-Like Joint)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K946258 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K946258: Model 8000 Atlas C-1 Orthogonal Adjusting Instrument, Spinalight, Inc. (1995) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Spinalight Atlas Percussion Instrument is to be used by a licensed Chiropractor to assist in making a Chiropractic adjustment to the atlas vertebrae. This adjustment is indicated when the doctor believes this bone to be out of alignment.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172536
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology