510(k) · Cleared
ClearedKONG®-TL VBR System and KONG® C VBR System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Icotec AG · MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device
Cleared on Apr 4, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K200235 (Icotec AG, 2020) after a 206-day review. Its family tree reaches back 24 generations to 1984. 1 of the 320 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall.
- Decided
- Apr 4, 2024
- Review
- 206 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MQP
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 24 generations to K841189 (1984). 319 ancestors in all, the oldest K792352 (1979). No later device cites it as a predicate yet. 1 of the 320 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.
- Root · 24 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
- 20 generations between
- 3 generations backK171704 CAPRI Corpectomy Cage SystemK2m · 2017
- 2 generations backK180665 SANTORINI Corpectomy Cage System, CAPRI Corpectomy Cage SystemK2m, LLC · 2018
- 1 generation backK200235 KONG-TL VBR System, KONG-C VBR SystemIcotec AG · 2020
- This deviceK232790 KONG®-TL VBR System and KONG® C VBR SystemIcotec AG · 2024
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- Root · 24 generations backK841189 Oec/Rezaian Spinal FixatorOrthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. · 1984
- 23 generations backK990148 Stackable Cage SystemDepuy Motech Acromed · 1999
- 22 generations backK003043 Surgical Titanium Mesh SystemDepuyacromed · 2001
- 21 generations backK022793 Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC · 2003
- 20 generations backK031757 Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medical, LLC · 2003
- 19 generations backK041888 Curved Peek Tetris Spinal ImplantSignus Medizintechnik GmbH · 2004
- 18 generations backK042930 Spacevision Cage SystemSpine Vision, Inc. · 2004
- 17 generations backK062759 Paramount VBR SystemInnovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- 16 generations backK072120 Paramount Intervertebral Body Fusion DeviceInnovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. · 2007
- 15 generations backK073291 Capstone Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2008
- 14 generations backK094025 Crescent Spinal SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2010
- 13 generations backK110543 Crescent (R) Spinal System TitaniumMedtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · 2011
- 12 generations backK121683 Acculif TL CageCoalign Innovations, Inc. · 2012
- 11 generations backK123752 Acculif TL and PL CageCoalign Innovations, Inc. · 2013
- 10 generations backK132505 Acculif TL and PL CageCoalign Innovations, Inc. · 2013 · Recalled
- 9 generations backK141217 Acculif TL and PL CageStryker Corporation · 2014 · Recalled
- 8 generations backK143163 AVS® AL and ALign PEEK Spacers, AVS® PL and UniLIF PEEK Spacers…Stryker Corporation · 2015
- 7 generations backK143616 AccuLIF TL and PL CageStryker Corporation · 2015 · Recalled
- 6 generations backK152304 Tritanium PL CageStryker · 2015 · Recalled
- 5 generations backK160125 Cascadia Interbody SystemK2m · 2016
- 4 generations backK170055 CAPRI Corpectomy Cage SystemK2m · 2017
- 3 generations backK171704 CAPRI Corpectomy Cage SystemK2m · 2017
- 2 generations backK180665 SANTORINI Corpectomy Cage System, CAPRI Corpectomy Cage SystemK2m, LLC · 2018
- 1 generation backK200235 KONG-TL VBR System, KONG-C VBR SystemIcotec AG · 2020
- This deviceK232790 KONG®-TL VBR System and KONG® C VBR SystemIcotec AG · 2024
Class I recalls in this family
- K073202 Ardis Spacer6 generations back · 2008
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −24 | K841189 | Oec/Rezaian Spinal Fixator | Orthopedic Equipment Co., Inc. | 1984 | — |
| −23 | K990148 | Stackable Cage System | Depuy Motech Acromed | 1999 | — |
| −22 | K003043 | Surgical Titanium Mesh System | Depuyacromed | 2001 | — |
| −21 | K022793 | Tetris Spinal Implant | Signus Medical, LLC | 2003 | — |
| −20 | K031757 | Peek Tetris Spinal Implant | Signus Medical, LLC | 2003 | — |
| −19 | K041888 | Curved Peek Tetris Spinal Implant | Signus Medizintechnik GmbH | 2004 | — |
| −18 | K042930 | Spacevision Cage System | Spine Vision, Inc. | 2004 | — |
| −17 | K062759 | Paramount VBR System | Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. | 2007 | — |
| −16 | K072120 | Paramount Intervertebral Body Fusion Device | Innovative Spinal Technologies, Inc. | 2007 | — |
| −15 | K073291 | Capstone Spinal System | Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. | 2008 | — |
| −14 | K094025 | Crescent Spinal System | Medtronic Sofamor Danek | 2010 | — |
| −13 | K110543 | Crescent (R) Spinal System Titanium | Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. | 2011 | — |
| −12 | K121683 | Acculif TL Cage | Coalign Innovations, Inc. | 2012 | — |
| −11 | K123752 | Acculif TL and PL Cage | Coalign Innovations, Inc. | 2013 | — |
| −10 | K132505 | Acculif TL and PL Cage | Coalign Innovations, Inc. | 2013 | 3 |
| −9 | K141217 | Acculif TL and PL Cage | Stryker Corporation | 2014 | 3 |
| −8 | K143163 | AVS® AL and ALign PEEK Spacers, AVS® PL and UniLIF PEEK Spacers, AVS® TL PEEK… | Stryker Corporation | 2015 | — |
| −7 | K143616 | AccuLIF TL and PL Cage | Stryker Corporation | 2015 | 4 |
| −6 | K152304 | Tritanium PL Cage | Stryker | 2015 | 1 |
| −5 | K160125 | Cascadia Interbody System | K2m | 2016 | — |
| −4 | K170055 | CAPRI Corpectomy Cage System | K2m | 2017 | — |
| −3 | K171704 | CAPRI Corpectomy Cage System | K2m | 2017 | — |
| −2 | K180665 | SANTORINI Corpectomy Cage System, CAPRI Corpectomy Cage System | K2m, LLC | 2018 | — |
| −1 | K200235 | KONG-TL VBR System, KONG-C VBR System | Icotec AG | 2020 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K232790 | KONG®-TL VBR System and KONG® C VBR System | Icotec AG | 2024 | — |
Other ancestors by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 |
| 2004 | 27 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 43 | 1 |
| 2009 | 28 | 0 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new MQP device
- #1 K261810 Vertiwedge® Intraosseous Systemscore 18.1 · 22 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K200235 | KONG-TL VBR System, KONG-C VBR SystemSummary page 5…0, Spinal intervertebral body fixation orthosis Class: II Product Codes: MQP, PLR Primary Predicate: KONG®-TL VBR System and KONG®-C VBR System (K200235) Reference Device: icotec VADER® Pedicle System (K232628)… | 2020 |
| † | K232628 | VADER® Pedicle System | 2024 |
| † | K222789 | VADER® Pedicle System, G21 Cement | 2023 |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)
No FDA recall names this device.
Relatives with a Class I recall
Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.
- K073202Ardis SpacerAbbott Spine, Inc. · 2008 · 6 generations back · ◆ in the 2008 ancestors bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
What does this lineage say?
- The line of descent spans 40 years and passes through 15 companies; a new generation was cleared every 11 months on median.
- 42 of the 319 ancestors have a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All MQP devicesMQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · MQP
4in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MQP
187in 2024
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MQP
1in 2022
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MQP
168in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MQP, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30 | 107 | 2 | 61 |
| 2008 | 17 | 47 | 0 | 76 |
| 2009 | 11 | 115 | 14 | 111 |
| 2010 | 6 | 174 | 2 | 166 |
| 2011 | 8 | 237 | 1 | 121 |
| 2012 | 7 | 82 | 2 | 141 |
| 2013 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 207 |
| 2014 | 5 | 125 | 0 | 216 |
| 2015 | 8 | 126 | 0 | 258 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 129 |
| 2017 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 141 |
| 2018 | 6 | 152 | 0 | 130 |
| 2019 | 8 | 93 | 0 | 117 |
| 2020 | 3 | 103 | 15 | 157 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 208 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 1 | 137 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 0 | 71 |
| 2024 | 4 | 187 | 0 | 98 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 168 |
| 2026 | 3 | 102 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
KONG®-TL VBR System KONG®-TL VBR System devices are intended for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1 to L5) to replace a collapsed, damaged, or unstable vertebral body due to tumor or trauma (i.e., fracture). When used in the thoracolumbar spine, the KONG®-TL VBR System is intended to be used with FDA-cleared supplemental fixation appropriate for the implanted level, including icotec Pedicle Screw Systems. These implants may be used with autograft or…
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KONG®-TL VBR System
KONG®-TL VBR System devices are intended for use in the thoracolumbar spine (T1 to L5) to replace a collapsed, damaged, or unstable vertebral body due to tumor or trauma (i.e., fracture). When used in the thoracolumbar spine, the KONG®-TL VBR System is intended to be used with FDA-cleared supplemental fixation appropriate for the implanted level, including icotec Pedicle Screw Systems. These implants may be used with autograft or allogenic bone graft comprising cancellous and/or corticocortical bone graft. These implants are intended to restore the integrity of the spinal column even in the absence of fusion for a limited time period in patients with advanced stage tumors involving the thoracolumbar spine in whom life expectancy is of insufficient duration to permit achievement of fusion, with bone graft used at the surgeon’s discretion.
When used with the VADER® Pedicle System, the KONG®-TL VBR System is intended to stabilize the thoracic and/or lumbar spine as an adjunct to fusion in patients with spinal infection (e.g., spondylodiscitis, osteomyelitis) and spinal instability due to infection, surgical debridement, or decompression.
KONG®-C VBR System
KONG®-C VBR System devices are intended for use in the cervical spine (from C2 to T1) in skeletally mature patients to replace a diseased or damaged vertebral body caused by tumor, fracture, or osteomyelitis, or for reconstruction following corpectomy performed to achieve decompression of the spinal cord and neural tissues in cervical degenerative disorders. KONG®-C VBR System is intended to be used with supplemental fixation cleared by the FDA for use in the cervical spine.
These implants may be used with autograft or allogenic bone graft comprising cancellous and/or corticocortical bone graft. These implants are intended to restore the integrity of the spinal column even in the absence of fusion for a limited time period in patients with advanced stage tumors involving the cervical spine in whom life expectancy is of insufficient duration to permit achievement of fusion, with bone graft used at the surgeon’s discretion.
When used with the icotec Anterior Cervical Plate System, the KONG®-C VBR System is intended to stabilize the cervical (from C2 to T1) spine as an adjunct to fusion in patients with spinal infection (e.g., spondylodiscitis, osteomyelitis) and spinal instability due to infection, surgical debridement, or decompression.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K232790 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K232790: KONG®-TL VBR System and KONG® C VBR System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K232790
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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