# K802722: External Fixation System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Howmedica Corp.
- Decided: Nov 19, 1980 after 19 days
- Product code: JEC (Component, Traction, Invasive)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K012648: Reprocessed Howmedica External Fixation Devices (2002), 2 descendants of its own
- K052062: Alliance Medical Corporation Reprocessed External Fixation Devices (2005), 1 descendant of its own
- K153415: Reprocessed Stryker External Fixation Devices (2016), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K802722
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology