# K241517: Q Guidance System; Mako Spine System;

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co KG
- Decided: Aug 27, 2024 after 90 days
- Product code: OLO (Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instrument)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.4560
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 17 generations back to K853033 (1985). 79 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
1 of 82 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K241171: Spine Guidance Software (Version 5.1); Consolidated Operating Room Equipment (CORE) 2 Console; CORE Q Footswitch; PI Drive 2 Motors; Elite Q Attachments and Cutting Accessories, Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co KG (2024). Cleared while this submission was under review Summary page 7.
- K241011: Mako Total Knee Application, Mako Surgical Corp. (2024). Cleared while this submission was under review Summary page 7.
- (no number) System 8 Rotary Handpiece: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K252871: Spine Guidance 5.3 Software; Q Interbody Instruments; Elite Q Attachments; Elite Cutting Accessories (2026), 1 descendant of its own
- K253623: Spine Guidance 5.4 Software; Spine Guidance 5.4 Upgrade; Spine Guidance 5.4 Update; Spine Guidance 5.4 Software Enable; Spine Guidance 5.4 Sales Demo; Q Drill Tracker; NavLock Adapter; Elite Q Attacments; Elite Cutting Accessories; Maestro Air Motor (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Q Guidance System, when used with the Spine Guidance Software, is intended as a planning and intraoperative guidance system to enable open or percutaneous computer assisted surgery in adult and pediatric (adolescent) patients. The system is indicated for any surgical procedure on the spine in which the use of computer assisted planning and surgery may be appropriate. The system can be used for intraoperative guidance where a reference to a rigid anatomical structure such as the skull, pelvis or spine can be identified. The system assists in the positioning of instruments for procedures on the pelvis and spine, including: » Screw and Needle Placement in the spine or pelvis * Bone resection in the spine The Mako Spine System is intended to be used as an accessory to the Stryker Spine Guidance System. It is intended to be used to facilitate preparation and placement of screws of Stryker Spine implants in the non-cervical spine in adult and pediatric (adolescent) patients. The Mako Spine System is intended to be used as part of the Stryker Spine Guidance System, which is indicated for any surgical procedure on the spine in which the use of computer assisted planning and surgery may be appropriate. The system can be used for intraoperative guidance where a reference to a rigid anatomical structure such as the spine or pelvis can be identified. The Stryker System 8 Dual Trigger Rotary Battery Powered Heavy Duty System is intended for use in the drilling, reaming, and decorticating of bone and other bone related tissue in a variety of surgical procedures. They are also usable in the placement of screws, wires, pins, and other fixation devices. The Stryker System 8 Dual Trigger Rotary Battery Powered Heavy Duty System, when used in conjunction with Stryker Spine Guidance Software, is intended to be used to facilitate preparation and placement of screws of Stryker Spine implant systems in adult and pediatric (adolescent) patients.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K241517
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology