# K173375: Anterior Cervical Plate System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Evolution Spine, LLC
- Decided: Dec 21, 2017 after 55 days
- Product code: KWQ (Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3060
- 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 K030866 (2003). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030866: Synthes Anterior CSLP System, Synthes (Usa) (2003) Summary page 5.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K121514: Anodyne Anterior Cervical Plate System, Corelink, LLC (2012). Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

## Most influential descendants
- K212405: EMERGE™ Anterior Cervical Plate System (2021), 1 descendant of its own
- K220275: EMERGE Anterior Cervical Plate System (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Anterior Cervical Plate System is indicated for anterior screw fixation of the cervical spine (C2-C7) as an adjunct to fusion. These implants have been designed to provide stabilization for the treatment of the following indications; degenerative disc disease (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with the degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fractures or dislocations), spinal stenosis, deformity (i.e., kyphosis, lordosis or scoliosis), tumor, pseudarthrosis or failed previous fusion.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173375
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology