# K182361: Arthrex Compression FT Screws

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 18, 2018 after 110 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: 11 generations back to K000684 (2000). 78 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 83 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K132217: Arthrex Compression FT Screws, Arthrex, Inc. (2013) Summary page 4.
- K141735: Arthrex Ankle Fusion Plating System, Arthrex, Inc. (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K250920: Arthrex Spine Compression FT Screw (2025), 1 descendant of its own
- K262618: Arthrex Spine Compression FT Screw (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K221090: Metal Cannulated Screw (2023), 0 descendants of its own
- K220839: Arthrex Compression FT Pins (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Arthrex Compression FT Screws are intended for fixation of small bone fragments, such as apical fragments, osteochondral fragments and cancellous fragments. Specific applications include the following: Osteochondral fragments (talar vault, femoral condyle) apical fragments (radial head, patellar rim, navicular, metacarpal/metatarsal) cancellous fragments (talus) Carpal, metacarpal, and small hand bone tarsal and metatarsals phalanges Intra-articular fractures ankle proximal and distal humerus proximal and distal radius proximal and distal ulna osteocondral fixation and fractures Osteochondritis Dissecans Fixation of fractures and osteotomies about the knee Oblique fractures of the fibula Reconstructive surgeries of the foot malleolar fixation

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K182361
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology