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icotec Anterior Cervical Plate System

K233215510(k) TraditionalCleared May 17, 2024234-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

Icotec AG · KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body

Cleared on May 17, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K201587 (Icotec AG, 2020) after a 234-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1992.

Decided
May 17, 2024
Review
234 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K922087 (1992). 15 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK922087 Anterior Cervical Plate SystemSofamor Danek Mfg., Inc. · 1992
  2. 4 generations backK990005 Spinal Concepts, Inc. (Sci) Anterior Cervical Plate SystemSpinal Concepts, Inc. · 1999 · Recalled
  3. 3 generations backK000486 Abc Cervical Plating SystemAesculap, Inc. · 2000
  4. 2 generations backK050813 Abc 2 ScrewAesculap, Inc. · 2005
  5. 1 generation backK201587 icotec Anterior Cervical Plate SystemIcotec AG · 2020
  6. This deviceK233215 icotec Anterior Cervical Plate SystemIcotec AG · 2024
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K922087Anterior Cervical Plate SystemSofamor Danek Mfg., Inc.1992—
−4K990005Spinal Concepts, Inc. (Sci) Anterior Cervical Plate SystemSpinal Concepts, Inc.19991
−3K000486Abc Cervical Plating SystemAesculap, Inc.2000—
−2K050813Abc 2 ScrewAesculap, Inc.2005—
−1K201587icotec Anterior Cervical Plate SystemIcotec AG2020—
0 (this device)K233215icotec Anterior Cervical Plate SystemIcotec AG2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199310
199510
199830
199930
200210
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K233215, 1992–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

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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
*K201587icotec Anterior Cervical Plate System
Summary page 4
…rtebral body fixation orthosis Class: II Product Codes: KWQ Primary Predicate: icotec Anterior Cervical Plate System (K201587) Reference Device: icotec VADER® Pedicle System (K232628) Indications For Use: The icotec Anterior Cervical Plate S…
Icotec AG2020—
†K232628VADER® Pedicle SystemIcotec AG2024—

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 32 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.1 years on median.
  • 1 of the 15 ancestors has a recall of any class.

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. 2024, 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 icotec Anterior Cervical Plate System is 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 (C2-T1) in whom life expectancy is of insufficient duration to permit achievement of fusion.

When used with the icotec Cervical Cage or the KONG®-C VBR System, the icotec Anterior Cervical Plate 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.

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510(k) Report. “K233215: icotec 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/K233215

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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