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Cleared

VSP Orthopedics System

K190044510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 21, 2019224-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

3D Systems, Inc. · PBF Orthopaedic Surgical Planning And Instrument Guides

Cleared on Aug 21, 2019 after a 224-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below). 12 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 21, 2019
Review
224 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PBF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

12 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2021: 2 descendants cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2025: 4 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared201620182020202220242026
  1. This deviceK190044 VSP Orthopedics System3D Systems, Inc. · 2019
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK211244 VSP® Orthopedics System3D Systems · 2021
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK220717 RedPoint Medical's Better Bunion SystemRedpoint Medical, LLC · 2022
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK241811 MedCAD® AccuStride™ SystemMedcad · 2025
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK220706 MyPAO GuidesMedacta International S.A. · 2023
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK212237 3D-Cut3D-Side S.A. · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

2021: 22022: 22023: 32025: 42026: 1
2021high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2024)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K211244VSP® Orthopedics System3D Systems · 2021 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K220717RedPoint Medical's Better Bunion SystemRedpoint Medical, LLC · 2022 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K241811MedCAD® AccuStride™ SystemMedcad · 2025 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K220706MyPAO GuidesMedacta International S.A. · 2023 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K2122373D-Cut3D-Side S.A. · 2021 · cites it directly1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K190044VSP Orthopedics System3D Systems, Inc.2019—
+1K211244VSP® Orthopedics System3D Systems2021—
+2K220717RedPoint Medical's Better Bunion SystemRedpoint Medical, LLC2022—
+3K241811MedCAD® AccuStride™ SystemMedcad2025—
+1K220706MyPAO GuidesMedacta International S.A.2023—
+1K2122373D-Cut3D-Side S.A.2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202120
202220
202330
202540
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K190044, 2019–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new PBF device

  1. #1 K241811 MedCAD® AccuStride™ Systemscore 17.1 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK173167SurgiCase Orthopedics System
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree

What descends from it? (12)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K211244VSP® Orthopedics System3D Systems20216
K220706MyPAO GuidesMedacta International S.A.20231
K2122373D-Cut3D-Side S.A.20211
K211076Patient Specific Marking GuidesAdditive Orthopaedics, LLC20220

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K211244 (3D Systems, 2021) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All PBF devices

PBF Orthopaedic Surgical Planning And Instrument Guides: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PBF

8in 2025

2012: 12014: 12017: 12019: 12020: 12021: 22022: 32023: 52024: 32025: 82026 (partial year): 1
2007high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PBF

227in 2025

2022: 435 days median2023: 314 days median2024: 62 days median2025: 227 days median
2007high 435 (2022) · low 62 (2024)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · PBF

No recall names PBF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · PBF

62in 2025

2012: 22014: 12018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 122022: 532023: 452024: 342025: 62
2007high 62 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PBF, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20121—02
20130—00
20141—01
20150—00
20160—00
20171—00
20180—02
20191—01
20201—02
20212—012
20223435053
20235314045
2024362034
20258227062
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The VSP® Orthopedics System is intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in preoperative planning and/or in guiding the marking of bone and/or in guiding surgical instruments in non-acute, non-joint replacing osteotomies for adult patients in the distal femur, tibia, and non-sacrum pelvis.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K190044: VSP Orthopedics System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K190044

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026