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SeaSpine Spinous Process System

K173334510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 22, 2018122-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3050

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

SeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation · PEK Spinous Process Plate

Cleared on Feb 22, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K121924 (Seaspine, Inc., 2013) and 3 other predicates after a 122-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 2003.

Decided
Feb 22, 2018
Review
122 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PEK
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K032037 (2003). 22 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2013: 1 other ancestor2012: 1 other ancestor2011: 3 other ancestors2010: 3 other ancestors2009: 2 other ancestors2008: 1 other ancestor2005: 2 other ancestors2007: 1 other ancestor2004: 2 other ancestorsK032037 · CD Horizon (Addition of Spinous Process Plate) · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2003K043053 · Modification to CD Horizon Spinal System · Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2005K071877 · Lanx Spinal Fixation System · Lanx, LLC · 2007K133091 · Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion System · Aurora Spine · 2013K140715 · Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion System · Aurora Spine, Inc. · 2014K141317 · Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion System · Aurora Spine, Inc. · 201420002005201020152020
  1. Root · 6 generations backK032037 CD Horizon (Addition of Spinous Process Plate)Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2003
  2. 5 generations backK043053 Modification to CD Horizon Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2005
  3. 4 generations backK071877 Lanx Spinal Fixation SystemLanx, LLC · 2007
  4. 3 generations backK133091 Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion SystemAurora Spine · 2013
  5. 2 generations backK140715 Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion SystemAurora Spine, Inc. · 2014
  6. 1 generation backK141317 Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion SystemAurora Spine, Inc. · 2014
  7. This deviceK173334 SeaSpine Spinous Process SystemSeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation · 2018
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K032037CD Horizon (Addition of Spinous Process Plate)Medtronic Sofamor Danek2003—
−5K043053Modification to CD Horizon Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2005—
−4K071877Lanx Spinal Fixation SystemLanx, LLC2007—
−3K133091Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion SystemAurora Spine2013—
−2K140715Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion SystemAurora Spine, Inc.2014—
−1K141317Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion SystemAurora Spine, Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K173334SeaSpine Spinous Process SystemSeaSpine Orthopedics Corporation2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200420
200520
200710
200810
200920
201030
201130
201210
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K173334, 2003–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new PEK device

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What was it cleared against? (4)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K121924Integra Interspinous Process System
Summary page 5
…Primary Predicate SeaSpine SeaSpine Spinous Process K121924 PEK Orthopedics System…
Seaspine, Inc.2013—
*K071877Lanx Spinal Fixation System
Summary page 5
…cs System Corporation Additional Predicates K071877, Zimmer/Biomet KWP, MNI Aspen MIS Fixati…
Lanx, LLC2007—
*K121316Lanx Spinal Fization System
Summary page 5
…ional Predicates K071877, Zimmer/Biomet KWP, MNI Aspen MIS Fixation System K121316 (formerly Lanx, Inc.) Aurora S…
Lanx, Inc.2012—
*K141317Zip Mis Interspinous Fusion System
Summary page 5
…ion System K121316 (formerly Lanx, Inc.) Aurora Spine ZIP Flared K141317 PEK Aurora Spine, Inc. Sy…
Aurora Spine, Inc.2014—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 15 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.4 years on median.
  • 1 of the 22 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All PEK devices

PEK Spinous Process Plate: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PEK

1in 2025

2013: 102014: 82015: 62016: 42017: 32018: 42020: 22021: 22022: 32023: 42024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 10 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PEK

60in 2023

2013: 118 days median2014: 120 days median2015: 166 days median2016: 176 days median2017: 94 days median2018: 69 days median2022: 135 days median2023: 60 days median
2007high 176 (2016) · low 60 (2023)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · PEK

1in 2021

2021: 1
2007high 1 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · PEK

3in 2025

2011: 22014: 22015: 32018: 22019: 42020: 22021: 172022: 112023: 82024: 52025: 3
2007high 17 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PEK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—02
20120—00
20131011800
2014812002
2015616603
2016417600
201739400
201846902
20190—04
20202—02
20212—117
20223135011
202346008
20241—05
20251—03
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The SeaSpine Spinous Process System is a posterior non-pedicle supplemental fixation system intended for use at a single level in the non-cervical spine (T1-S1). It is intended for plate fixation/attachment to the spinous processes for the purpose of achieving supplemental fusion in the following conditions:

• Degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies)

• Spondylolisthesis

• Trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation)

• Spinal tumor

The SeaSpine Spinous Process System is not intended for stand-alone use.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K173334: SeaSpine Spinous Process System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K173334

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026