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Cleared

Mini-H-Fixation

K792561510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 19, 19797-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040

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

Geny Medical, Inc. · JEC Component, Traction, Invasive

Cleared on Dec 19, 1979 after a 7-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 31 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 19, 1979
Review
7 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JEC
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

31 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 6 descendants cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared2003: 3 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared1999: 2 descendants cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK792561 Mini-H-FixationGeny Medical, Inc. · 1979
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 27 of its ownK962272 Synthes Mandible DistractorSynthes (Usa) · 1996
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK964649 Vazquez Diner Intraoral Distraction DeviceHowmedica Leibinger, Inc. · 1997
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 11 of its ownK972166 Guerrero - Bell DistractorHowmedica Leibinger, Inc. · 1997
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 8 of its ownK973275 KLS-Martin Intraoral DistractorKLS-Martin L.P. · 1997
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 8 of its ownK972154 Cohen DistractorHowmedica Leibinger, Inc. · 1997

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11997: 61998: 31999: 22002: 22003: 32004: 22005: 12006: 12010: 22012: 12014: 22016: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 1
1996high 6 (1997) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K962272Synthes Mandible DistractorSynthes (Usa) · 1996 · cites it directly27descendants
  • K964649Vazquez Diner Intraoral Distraction DeviceHowmedica Leibinger, Inc. · 1997 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K972166Guerrero - Bell DistractorHowmedica Leibinger, Inc. · 1997 · 3 generations on11descendants
  • K973275KLS-Martin Intraoral DistractorKLS-Martin L.P. · 1997 · 2 generations on8descendants
  • K972154Cohen DistractorHowmedica Leibinger, Inc. · 1997 · 3 generations on8descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K792561Mini-H-FixationGeny Medical, Inc.1979—
+1K962272Synthes Mandible DistractorSynthes (Usa)1996—
+2K964649Vazquez Diner Intraoral Distraction DeviceHowmedica Leibinger, Inc.1997—
+3K972166Guerrero - Bell DistractorHowmedica Leibinger, Inc.1997—
+2K973275KLS-Martin Intraoral DistractorKLS-Martin L.P.1997—
+3K972154Cohen DistractorHowmedica Leibinger, Inc.1997—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199760
199830
199920
200220
200330
200420
200510
200610
201020
201210
201420
201610
201810
201910
202010
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K792561, 1979–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (31)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K962272Synthes Mandible DistractorSynthes (Usa)199627
K981075Synthes (Usa) (Synthes) Single Vector Distractor with Detachable FeetSynthes (Usa)19982
K973018Synthes Mini Lengthening ApparatusSynthes (Usa)19972

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?

  • Of its descendants, K962272 (Synthes (Usa), 1996) has gone furthest, with 27 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JEC devices

JEC Component, Traction, Invasive: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JEC

1in 2021

2007: 12008: 12009: 12011: 12014: 12016: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12021: 1
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JEC

Too few JEC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · JEC

1in 2019

2008: 12016: 12018: 12019: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · JEC

2in 2025

2007: 12008: 92009: 42010: 132011: 152012: 142013: 102014: 62015: 12016: 82017: 122018: 22019: 32020: 62021: 22022: 32023: 262024: 22025: 2
2007high 26 (2023) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JEC, 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
20071—01
20081—19
20091—04
20100—013
20111—015
20120—014
20130—010
20141—06
20150—01
20161—18
20170—012
20182—12
20191—13
20201—06
20211—02
20220—03
20230—026
20240—02
20250—02
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K792561: Mini-H-Fixation.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K792561

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026