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Intra-Articular Surgical System

K820367510(k) TraditionalCleared May 7, 198287-day reviewClass I21 CFR 878.4820

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

Dyonics, Inc. · KIJ Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Dc-Powered Motor And Accessory/Attachment

Cleared on May 7, 1982 after an 87-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 61 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 7, 1982
Review
87 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KIJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2001: 4 descendants cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2008: 3 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2011: 3 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK820367 Intra-Articular Surgical SystemDyonics, Inc. · 1982
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 60 of its ownK971253 Various Arthroscopes, Endoscopic Blades, Manual InstrumentsSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 32 of its ownK043395 Smith & Nephew VideoarthroscopeSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2005
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 30 of its ownK072879 Innervue Diagnostic Scope SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 21 of its ownK082293 Surgview Integrated Visualization SystemBiovision Technologies, LLC · 2008
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 21 of its ownK080560 Henke Sass Wolf of America ArthroscopeHenke Sass Wolf of America, Inc. · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 12001: 42005: 12007: 12008: 32010: 32011: 32012: 32013: 12014: 52015: 42016: 42017: 12018: 32019: 42020: 32021: 42022: 32023: 12024: 32025: 22026: 3
1997high 5 (2014) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K971253Various Arthroscopes, Endoscopic Blades, Manual InstrumentsSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly60descendants
  • K043395Smith & Nephew VideoarthroscopeSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on32descendants
  • K072879Innervue Diagnostic Scope SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on30descendants
  • K082293Surgview Integrated Visualization SystemBiovision Technologies, LLC · 2008 · 3 generations on21descendants
  • K080560Henke Sass Wolf of America ArthroscopeHenke Sass Wolf of America, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on21descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K820367Intra-Articular Surgical SystemDyonics, Inc.1982—
+1K971253Various Arthroscopes, Endoscopic Blades, Manual InstrumentsSmith & Nephew, Inc.1997—
+2K043395Smith & Nephew VideoarthroscopeSmith & Nephew, Inc.2005—
+3K072879Innervue Diagnostic Scope SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc.20082
+3K082293Surgview Integrated Visualization SystemBiovision Technologies, LLC2008—
+2K080560Henke Sass Wolf of America ArthroscopeHenke Sass Wolf of America, Inc.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199810
200140
200510
200710
200830
201030
201130
201230
201310
201450
201540
201640
201710
201830
201940
202030
202140
202230
202310
202430
202520
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K820367, 1982–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (61)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971253Various Arthroscopes, Endoscopic Blades, Manual InstrumentsSmith & Nephew, Inc.199760
K012652Reprocessed Dyonics Arthroscopic BursAlliance Medical Corp.20010
K012611Reprocessed Dyonics Arthroscopic ShaversAlliance Medical, Inc.20010

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, K971253 (Smith & Nephew, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 60 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KIJ devices

KIJ Instrument, Surgical, Orthopedic, Dc-Powered Motor And Accessory/Attachment: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KIJ

1in 2016

2010: 12012: 12016: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KIJ

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

Recalls per year · KIJ

10in 2008

2008: 10
2007high 10 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KIJ

4in 2025

2007: 102008: 42009: 2652010: 4242011: 1,0802012: 6152013: 2882014: 362015: 362016: 112017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 42023: 62024: 82025: 4
2007high 1,080 (2011) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KIJ, 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
20070—010
20080—104
20090—0265
20101—0424
20110—01,080
20121—0615
20130—0288
20140—036
20150—036
20161—011
20170—01
20180—01
20190—01
20200—01
20210—00
20220—04
20230—06
20240—08
20250—04
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K820367: Intra-Articular Surgical System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K820367

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Record history
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  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026