# K220861: M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc Instruments AS

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Spinal Kinetics, LLC
- Decided: Jun 2, 2022 after 70 days
- Product code: QLQ (Manual Instruments Designed For Use With Total Disc Replacement Devices)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.4515
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to P200022 (2020). 2 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K211757: Simplify Disc, Nuvasive, Inc. (2021) Summary page 4.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- Q200722: M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc Instrument (G6 version). Number could not be read Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K241117: M6-C™ Single Use, Disposable Instrumentation (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K231769: activL® Next Generation Instrumentation (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The M6-C Attificial Cervical Disc Surgical Instruments are intended for the placement and positioning of the M6-C Artificial Cervical Disc.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K220861
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology