# K173129: PRECICE System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 1, 2017 after 63 days
- Product code: HSB (Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3020
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K172061 (2017). 2 ancestors in all.
13 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K172628: PRECICE System, Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. (2017) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K180503: PRECICE STRYDE System (2018), 12 descendants of its own
- K182170: PRECICE® BONE TRANSPORT™ System (2019), 6 descendants of its own
- K193016: PRECICE Bone Transport System (2020), 4 descendants of its own
- K200430: Precice® Ankle Salvage System (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K201567: Precice® Bone Transport System (2020), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The PRECICE System is indicated for limb lengthening, open and closed fracture fixation, pseudoarthrosis, mal-unions, non-unions, or bone transport of long bones.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173129
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology