# K180090: Cure™ Lumbar Plate System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Meditech Spine, LLC
- Decided: Apr 23, 2018 after 101 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: 2 generations back to K022791 (2002). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends 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)
- K171538: Cure™ Lumbar Plate System, Meditech Spine, LLC (2017) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K233360: Curiteva Thoracolumbar Plate System (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Cure™ Lumbar Plate System is intended for use via a lateral or anterolateral surgical approach above the bifurcation of the great vessels in the treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar (T1-L5) spine instability or via the anterior surgical approach, below the bifurcation of the great vessels in the treatment of lumbar and lumbosacral (L1-S1) spine instability as a result of fracture (including dislocation and subluxation), tumor, degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies), scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis, spinal stenosis, or a failed previous spine surgery. The device is intended as a temporary fixation device until fusion is achieved.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K180090
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology