# K180573: Responsive Arthroscopy Interference Screw System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Responsive Arthroscopy, LLC
- Decided: Nov 23, 2018 after 263 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K961555 (1996). 24 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 27 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K062466: Arthrex Interference Screw, Arthrex, Inc. (2006) Summary page 4.
- K040331: Smith and Nephew Titanium Interference Screws, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2004) Summary page 4.
- K083635: Smith & Nephew Biosure PK Interference Screw, Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Inc. (2009) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K200428: Multi-Drive Interference Screw System (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K202569: Responsive Arthroscopy Interference Screw System (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Responsive Arthroscopy Interference Screws are intended to be used for fixation of tissue including ligament, tendon, soft tissue, or bone to bone. Interference fixation with PEEK or Titanium Interference Screws is appropriate for surgeries of the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, foot, and hand/wrist where the sizes offered are patient appropriate. Specifically, screws are intended for use in the following procedures: Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repairs, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction, Anterior Shoulder Instability Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Midfoot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair, Flexor Hallucis Longus for Achilles Tendon Reconstruction, Tendon Transfers in the Foot and Ankle, Bunionectomy Knee: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair, Posterior Cruciate Ligament Repair, Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Carpometacarpal Joint

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K180573
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology