# K193016: PRECICE Bone Transport System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: May 8, 2020 after 192 days
- Product code: HSB (Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3020
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K172061 (2017). 5 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K182170: PRECICE® BONE TRANSPORT™ System, Nuvasive Specialized Orthopedics, Inc. (2019) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K201567: Precice® Bone Transport System (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K232169: FITBONE® Transport and Lengthening System (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K260146: Fitbone® Transport and Lengthening System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K253991: Fitbone™ Trochanteric,  FITBONE® Transport and Lengthening System,  FITBONE® TAA (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jul 24, 2020 · Class II · Z-0069-2021: During explantation, standard removal tools can generate sufficient forces to cause distal plug to disassociate from the bone transport system.

## Indications for use
The PRECICE® Bone Transport System is indicated for limb lengthening, open and closed fracture fixation, pseudoarthrosis, mal-unions, non-unions, or bone transport of long bones.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K193016
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology