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Alphatec Cannulated Bone Screws

K914004510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 5, 199190-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

Alphatec Mfg., Inc. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Dec 5, 1991 after a 90-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 93 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 5, 1991
Review
90 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

93 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2012: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2024: 15 descendants cleared2021: 8 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2023: 22 descendants cleared2026: 12 descendants cleared2025: 13 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2022: 12 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK914004 Alphatec Cannulated Bone ScrewsAlphatec Mfg., Inc. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 92 of its ownK110472 SI-Fix Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2012
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 79 of its ownK161210 RIALTO (TM) SI Fusion System, Medtronic Reusable Instruments for Use…Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2016
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 30 of its ownK180818 Catamaran Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System (CAT SIJ Fixation System)Tenon Medical, Inc. · 2018
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 22 of its ownK191748 Genesys Spine Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemGenesys Spine · 2019
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 17 of its ownK203247 iFuse-TORQ™ Implant SystemSI-BONE, Inc. · 2021 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2012: 12014: 12016: 32018: 22019: 32020: 12021: 82022: 122023: 222024: 152025: 132026: 12
2012high 22 (2023) · low 0 (2013)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K110472SI-Fix Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek · 2012 · cites it directly92descendants
  • K161210RIALTO (TM) SI Fusion System, Medtronic Reusable Instruments for Use with the IPC (TM)…Medtronic Sofamor Danek · 2016 · 2 generations on79descendants
  • K180818Catamaran Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System (CAT SIJ Fixation System)Tenon Medical, Inc. · 2018 · 2 generations on30descendants
  • K191748Genesys Spine Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemGenesys Spine · 2019 · 3 generations on22descendants
  • K203247iFuse-TORQ™ Implant SystemSI-BONE, Inc. · 2021 · 4 generations on17descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K914004Alphatec Cannulated Bone ScrewsAlphatec Mfg., Inc.1991—
+1K110472SI-Fix Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek2012—
+2K161210RIALTO (TM) SI Fusion System, Medtronic Reusable Instruments for Use with the…Medtronic Sofamor Danek2016—
+2K180818Catamaran Sacroiliac Joint Fixation System (CAT SIJ Fixation System)Tenon Medical, Inc.2018—
+3K191748Genesys Spine Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemGenesys Spine2019—
+4K203247iFuse-TORQ™ Implant SystemSI-BONE, Inc.20211

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
201410
201630
201820
201930
202010
202180
2022120
2023220
2024150
2025130
2026120
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K914004, 1991–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (93)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K110472SI-Fix Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemMedtronic Sofamor Danek201292

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, K110472 (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, 2012) has gone furthest, with 92 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HWC devices

HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HWC

15in 2025

2007: 352008: 332009: 272010: 232011: 352012: 202013: 252014: 312015: 412016: 262017: 402018: 202019: 302020: 282021: 262022: 262023: 242024: 172025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007: 77 days median2008: 76 days median2009: 113 days median2010: 110 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 99 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 88 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 108 days median2020: 75 days median2021: 84 days median2022: 167 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 125 days median
2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 332009: 292010: 72011: 122012: 302013: 142014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 22022: 132025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 33 (2008) · low 0 (2023)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HWC

2,893in 2025

2007: 6692008: 6602009: 6512010: 7652011: 1,1042012: 3,3392013: 3,8502014: 2,5492015: 2,7112016: 2,2852017: 2,5612018: 3,6622019: 5,4632020: 4,8202021: 4,4462022: 3,9342023: 3,7182024: 3,5752025: 2,893
2007high 5,463 (2019) · low 651 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWC, 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
2007357725669
2008337633660
20092711329651
2010231107765
20113588121,104
20122099303,339
20132590143,850
2014318822,549
2015418552,711
20162613142,285
20174012742,561
20182010613,662
20193010855,463
2020287544,820
2021268424,446
202226167133,934
20232410403,718
2024179003,575
20251511112,893
2026211252—
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510(k) Report. “K914004: Alphatec Cannulated Bone Screws.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K914004

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