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FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior Cervical Plate System, BALTEUM™ & BALTEUM-ONE™ Lumbar Plate System, and Osprey™ Anterior Cervical Plate System

K231460510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 16, 202358-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3060

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

K&J Consulting Corp. · KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body

Cleared on Jul 16, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K222572 (Dio Medical Corporation, 2022) after a 58-day review. Its family tree reaches back 11 generations to 1999.

Decided
Jul 16, 2023
Review
58 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 11 generations to K990745 (1999). 47 ancestors in all, the oldest K792352 (1979). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 11 generations backK990745 Modification to Synthes Universal Spinal SystemSynthes Spine · 1999
  2. 7 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK200846 Balteum™ Lumbar Plate SystemHuvexel Co., Ltd. · 2020
  4. 2 generations backK213820 BALTEUM - ONE™ Lumbar Plate SystemHuvexel Co., Ltd. · 2022
  5. 1 generation backK222572 FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior…Dio Medical Corporation · 2022
  6. This deviceK231460 FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior…K&J Consulting Corp. · 2023
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  1. Root · 11 generations backK990745 Modification to Synthes Universal Spinal SystemSynthes Spine · 1999
  2. 10 generations backK992739 Click'xSynthes Spine · 2000 · Recalled
  3. 9 generations backK040442 Protex Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2004
  4. 8 generations backK052069 Protex Stabilization System with Additional ComponentesGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2005
  5. 7 generations backK061202 Revere Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2006
  6. 6 generations backK062407 Gateway Thoracolumbar Plate SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2006
  7. 5 generations backK092108 Truss Thoracolumbar Plate SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2009
  8. 4 generations backK120092 Plymouth Thoracolumbar Plate SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2012
  9. 3 generations backK200846 Balteum™ Lumbar Plate SystemHuvexel Co., Ltd. · 2020
  10. 2 generations backK213820 BALTEUM - ONE™ Lumbar Plate SystemHuvexel Co., Ltd. · 2022
  11. 1 generation backK222572 FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior…Dio Medical Corporation · 2022
  12. This deviceK231460 FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior…K&J Consulting Corp. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−11K990745Modification to Synthes Universal Spinal SystemSynthes Spine1999—
−10K992739Click'xSynthes Spine20001
−9K040442Protex Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc.2004—
−8K052069Protex Stabilization System with Additional ComponentesGlobus Medical, Inc.2005—
−7K061202Revere Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc.2006—
−6K062407Gateway Thoracolumbar Plate SystemGlobus Medical, Inc.2006—
−5K092108Truss Thoracolumbar Plate SystemGlobus Medical, Inc.2009—
−4K120092Plymouth Thoracolumbar Plate SystemGlobus Medical, Inc.2012—
−3K200846Balteum™ Lumbar Plate SystemHuvexel Co., Ltd.2020—
−2K213820BALTEUM - ONE™ Lumbar Plate SystemHuvexel Co., Ltd.2022—
−1K222572FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior Cervical Plate…Dio Medical Corporation2022—
0 (this device)K231460FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior Cervical Plate…K&J Consulting Corp.2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
197910
198010
199310
199730
199820
200030
200120
200210
200360
200440
200510
200630
200730
200820
200910
201210
201710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K231460, 1999–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K233640 Segmental Plating System (SPS);IdentiTi SPS…score 21.9 · 31 generations · no Class I recall
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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K222572FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior Cervical Plate System, and…
Summary page 7
…For the remaining subject devices, submission is only transferring name of a system that has already been cleared under K222572. As those subject devices are identical to the predicate devices, no performance testing is required. K&J…
Dio Medical Corporation2022—

Also cleared against K222572: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.2 years on median.
  • 1 of the 47 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K222572.

How does its category compare?

All KWQ devices

KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KWQ

7in 2025

2007: 272008: 322009: 232010: 232011: 222012: 262013: 222014: 172015: 252016: 152017: 202018: 222019: 262020: 262021: 172022: 182023: 162024: 172025: 72026 (partial year): 10
2007high 32 (2008) · low 7 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWQ

64in 2025

2007: 101 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 90 days median2010: 104 days median2011: 95 days median2012: 90 days median2013: 88 days median2014: 124 days median2015: 102 days median2016: 121 days median2017: 67 days median2018: 95 days median2019: 81 days median2020: 55 days median2021: 59 days median2022: 85 days median2023: 59 days median2024: 64 days median2025: 64 days median2026 (partial year): 76 days median
2007high 124 (2014) · low 55 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWQ

1in 2018

2007: 22008: 332009: 352010: 22011: 52012: 72013: 62015: 22016: 92017: 82018: 1
2007high 35 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KWQ

248in 2025

2007: 2882008: 3482009: 3552010: 6912011: 4152012: 5442013: 7962014: 5462015: 5622016: 5022017: 4922018: 3412019: 2982020: 4002021: 5912022: 3922023: 3202024: 4192025: 248
2007high 796 (2013) · low 248 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWQ, 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
2007271012288
2008327033348
2009239035355
2010231042691
201122955415
201226907544
201322886796
2014171240546
2015251022562
2016151219502
201720678492
201822951341
201926810298
202026550400
202117590591
202218850392
202316590320
202417640419
20257640248
202610760—

What is it indicated for?

The FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System is intended for anterior fixation to the cervical spine C2-C7. The specific clinical indications include: degenerative disc disease (DDD) (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation), spinal stenosis, deformities or curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis)…

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The FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System is intended for anterior fixation to the cervical spine C2-C7. The specific clinical indications include:

degenerative disc disease (DDD) (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation), spinal stenosis, deformities or curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis), tumor, pseudoarthrosis, and failed previous fusion.

The REX Anterior Cervical Plate System is intended for anterior fixation to the cervical spine. The specific clinical indications include:

degenerative disc disease (DDD) (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation), spinal stenosis, deformities or curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis), tumor, pseudoarthrosis, and failed previous fusion.

The BALTEUM™ and BALTEUM-ONE™ Lumbar Plate Systems are intended for use via a lateral or anterolateral surgical approach above the bifurcation of the great vessels in the treatment of thoracic and thoracolumbar (T1-L5) spine instability or via the anterior surgical approach, below the bifurcation of the great vessels in the treatment of lumbar and lumbosacral (L1-S1) spine instability as a result of fracture (including dislocation and subluxation), tumor, degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies), scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis, spinal stenosis, or a failed previous spine surgery. The device is intended as a temporary fixation device until fusion is achieved.

The Osprey™ Anterior Cervical Plate System is intended for anterior fixation to the cervical spine C2-C7. The specific clinical indications include:

degenerative disc disease (DDD) (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies), spondylolisthesis, trauma (i.e., fracture or dislocation), spinal stenosis, deformities or curvatures (i.e., scoliosis, kyphosis, and/or lordosis), tumor, pseudoarthrosis, and failed previous fusion.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K231460: FORTIS and HANA Anterior Cervical Plate System, Rex Anterior Cervical Plate System, BALTEUM™ & BALTEUM-ONE™ Lumbar Plate System, and Osprey™ Anterior Cervical Plate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K231460

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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