# K181076: Responsive Arthroscopy Wedge Push-In Suture Anchors

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Responsive Arthroscopy, LLC
- Decided: Jan 18, 2019 after 269 days
- Product code: MBI (Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue)
- 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: 11 generations back to K911837 (1991). 100 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 103 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K140855: Arthrex Suturetak Suture Anchors, Arthrex, Inc. (2014) Summary page 4.
- K101679: Arthrex Pushlock Anchors, Arthrex, Inc. (2010) Summary page 4.
- K171020: Arthrex Knotless SutureTak Anchor, Arthrex, Inc. (2017) Summary page 4.
- K112965: Nano Suture Anchor, Linvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec (2011) Summary page 4.
- K121018: Bioraptor 2.9, Bioraptor 2.3 PK, Osteoraptor, & Bioraptor Knotless Suture an, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2012) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K190446: Responsive Arthroscopy Wedge Push-In Suture Anchors (2019), 1 descendant of its own
- K233258: Shadow Knotless All-Suture Anchors (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Responsive Arthroscopy Wedge Push-In Suture Anchors are intended to be used for fixation of soft tissue to bone in the shoulder, foot/ankle, hip, knee, hand/wrist, and elbow in the following procedures: Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repair, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction. Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Mid-foot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair/Tendon Repair, Bunionectomy, Digital Tendon Transfers. Knee: Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Vastus Medialis Obliquus Advancement, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis, Joint Capsule Closure. Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Carpal Ligament Reconstruction, Repair of Flexor and Extensor Tendons at the PIP, DIP, and MCP Joints for all Digits, Digital Tendon Transfers. Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Tennis Elbow Repair, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair. Hip: Capsular Repair, Acetabular Labral Repair, Gluteus Medius Repair.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181076
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology