# K181749: SuperCable® Iso-Elastic™ Cerclage System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Kinamed, Incorporated
- Decided: Aug 1, 2018 after 30 days
- Product code: JDQ (Cerclage, Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3010
- 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 K030256 (2003). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030256: Iso-Elastic Cerclage System, Kinamed, Inc. (2003) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K243344: Arthrex FiberTape and TigerTape Cerclage Sutures; Arthrex Radiopaque FiberTape Cerclage Sutures (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Kinamed SuperCable Iso-Elastic Cerclage System is intended to be used in the following: repair of long bone fractures due to trauma or reconstruction; reattachment of the greater trochanter in total hip arthroplasty, surface replacement arthroplasty, or other procedures involving trochanteric osteotomy; sternotomy closure; and sublaminar and intrafacet wiring of the spinal column.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181749
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology