# K211502: Alpha Vent PEEK Suture Anchor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Endoscopy
- Decided: Aug 4, 2021 after 82 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 K792022 (1979). 89 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 91 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K191226: Arthrex SwiveLock Suture Anchor, Arthrex, Inc. (2019) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K231093: AlphaVent Suture Anchors (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The AlphaVent PEEK Suture Anchors are intended for fixation of suture (soft tissue) to bone in the shoulder, foot/ankle, knee, hand/wrist, elbow, and hip 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 and Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Midfoot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair/Tendon Repair and Bunionectomy. Knee: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair, Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Illiotibial Band Tenodesis and Quadriceps Tendon Repair. Secondary or adjunct fixation for ACL/PCL reconstruction or Repair. Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction. Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Tennis Elbow Repair, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair. Hip: Capsular Repair, Acetabular Labral Repair.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K211502
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology