# K251690: Arthrex SpeedFLEX™ Implant

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Arthrex, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 30, 2025 after 120 days
- Product code: OWY (Mesh, Surgical, Collagen, Orthopaedics, Reinforcement Of Tendon)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.3300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 11 generations back to K921895 (1992). 50 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 51 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K103787: Medeor Matrix, Kensey Nash Corp. (2011) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The Arthrex SpeedFLEX™ Implant is intended for use in general surgical procedures for reinforcement of soft tissue where weakness exists. The Arthrex SpeedFLEX™ Implant is also intended for reinforcement of soft tissues that are repaired by suture or suture anchors, during tendon repair surgery including but not limited to reinforcement of rotator cuff, patellar, Achilles, biceps, or quadriceps tendons. The Arthrex SpeedFLEX™ Implant is not intended to replace normal body structures or provide the full mechanical strength to support the rotator cuff, patellar, Achilles, biceps, or quadriceps tendons. Sutures used to repair the tear, and sutures or bone anchors used to attach the tissue to bone, provide mechanical strength for the tendon repair.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K251690
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology