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Cleared

Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA22); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA24); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA36); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA48)

K231708510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 12, 2023122-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.5275

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

Axogen Corporation · JXI Cuff, Nerve

Cleared on Oct 12, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K223640 (Axogen Corporation, 2023) after a 122-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1992.

Decided
Oct 12, 2023
Review
122 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JXI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K921895 (1992). 13 ancestors in all, the oldest K830889 (1983). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK921895 Tissue Patch, Tissue GraftBio-Vascular, Inc. · 1992
  2. 5 generations backK961810 Supple Peri-Guard PericardiumBio-Vascular, Inc. · 1996
  3. 4 generations backK980431 SurgisisCook Biotech, Inc. · 1998
  4. 3 generations backK031069 Surgisis Nerve CuffCook Biotech, Inc. · 2003
  5. 2 generations backK132660 Nerve CuffCook Biotech Incorporated · 2014
  6. 1 generation backK223640 Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector…Axogen Corporation · 2023
  7. This deviceK231708 Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector…Axogen Corporation · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K921895Tissue Patch, Tissue GraftBio-Vascular, Inc.1992—
−5K961810Supple Peri-Guard PericardiumBio-Vascular, Inc.1996—
−4K980431SurgisisCook Biotech, Inc.1998—
−3K031069Surgisis Nerve CuffCook Biotech, Inc.2003—
−2K132660Nerve CuffCook Biotech Incorporated2014—
−1K223640Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA22)…Axogen Corporation2023—
0 (this device)K231708Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA22)…Axogen Corporation2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198310
198510
199210
199710
200010
200120
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K231708, 1992–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K223640Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA22); Axoguard…
Summary page 5
…on Number: 3. Predicate Device Device Company Predicate 510(k) Clearance date Axoguard HA+ Axogen K223640 April 7, 2023 Nerve Protector 4. Device Description Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector is a surgical implant that…
Axogen Corporation2023—

Also cleared against K223640: 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 31 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.0 years on median.
  • 1 of the 13 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K223640.

How does its category compare?

All JXI devices

JXI Cuff, Nerve: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JXI

4in 2025

2010: 12011: 12012: 12014: 32015: 12016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 22023: 32024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JXI

99in 2025

2014: 309 days median2016: 117 days median2017: 90 days median2023: 122 days median2024: 266 days median2025: 99 days median
2007high 309 (2014) · low 90 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · JXI

No recall names JXI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · JXI

18in 2025

2008: 72009: 72010: 82011: 112013: 72014: 72015: 52016: 82017: 92018: 62019: 102020: 52021: 32022: 82023: 152024: 182025: 18
2007high 18 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JXI, 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—07
20090—07
20101—08
20111—011
20121—00
20130—07
2014330907
20151—05
2016311708
201739009
20181—06
20191—010
20201—05
20210—03
20222—08
20233122015
20243266018
2025499018
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector is indicated for the management and protection of peripheral nerve injuries where there is no gap, or following closure of the gap.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K231708: Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA12); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA22); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA24); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA36); Axoguard HA+ Nerve Protector (AGHA48).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K231708

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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