# K173215: Choice Spine Laminoplasty™ Fixation System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Choicespine, LP
- Decided: Jan 19, 2018 after 109 days
- Product code: NQW (Orthosis, Spine, Plate, Laminoplasty, Metal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3050
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K761228 (1976). 14 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K091994: Mountaineer Laminoplasty System, Depuy Spine, Inc. (2010) Summary page 5.
- K032534: Synthes Afs, Synthes Spine (2004) Summary page 5.
- K050082: Centerpiece Plate Fixation System, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. (2005) Summary page 5.
- K122822: Spectrum Spine Laminoplasty Plating System, Spectrum Spine, LLC (2013) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K231232: Curiteva Laminoplasty System (2023), 2 descendants of its own
- K243137: Curiteva Porous PEEK Laminoplasty System (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K252205: Curiteva Porous PEEK Cervical Interbody System; Curiteva Porous PEEK Lumbar Interbody System; Curiteva Porous PEEK Laminoplasty System; Curiteva Porous PEEK Standalone ALIF System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K191927: Hinged Laminoplasty System (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Choice Spine Laminoplasty Fixation System is intended for use in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine (C3 to T3) in laminoplasty procedures. The Choice Spine Laminoplasty Fixation System is used to hold or buttress the allograft or autograft material in place in order to prevent the graft material from expulsion or impinging the spinal cord.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173215
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology