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Isola (R) Tandem Connector

K922504510(k) TraditionalCleared May 18, 1993356-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3050

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

Acromed Corp. · KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal

Cleared on May 18, 1993 after a 356-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 18, 1993
Review
356 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWP
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

8 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2019: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK922504 Isola (R) Tandem ConnectorAcromed Corp. · 1993
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK141509 Isola and Expedium Growing Spine SystemsMedos Sarl · 2014
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK161028 K2M Growing Spine SystemK2m, Inc. · 2016
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK181068 CREO® Stabilization System, REVERE® Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2018
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK142587 Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium RibDepuy Synthes Spine, Inc. · 2014 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK253739 SCRIPT™ Rods, CREO™ Stabilization System, REVERE® Stabilization…Globus Medical, Inc. · 2026

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Descendants cleared per year

2014: 22016: 12018: 12019: 12022: 12024: 12026: 1
2014high 2 (2014) · low 0 (2015)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K141509Isola and Expedium Growing Spine SystemsMedos Sarl · 2014 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K161028K2M Growing Spine SystemK2m, Inc. · 2016 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K181068CREO® Stabilization System, REVERE® Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2018 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K142587Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium RibDepuy Synthes Spine, Inc. · 2014 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K253739SCRIPT™ Rods, CREO™ Stabilization System, REVERE® Stabilization System, REVERE® 4.5…Globus Medical, Inc. · 2026 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K922504Isola (R) Tandem ConnectorAcromed Corp.1993—
+1K141509Isola and Expedium Growing Spine SystemsMedos Sarl2014—
+2K161028K2M Growing Spine SystemK2m, Inc.2016—
+3K181068CREO® Stabilization System, REVERE® Stabilization SystemGlobus Medical, Inc.2018—
+2K142587Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium RibDepuy Synthes Spine, Inc.20141
+4K253739SCRIPT™ Rods, CREO™ Stabilization System, REVERE® Stabilization System…Globus Medical, Inc.2026—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201420
201610
201810
201910
202210
202410
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K922504, 1993–2026Source: 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? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K141509Isola and Expedium Growing Spine SystemsMedos Sarl20146
K191212CrossOver Cross Connectors, DePuy PULSE Thoracolumbar Screw System, EXPEDIUM Fenestrated…Medos International SARL20190

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, K141509 (Medos Sarl, 2014) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KWP devices

KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWP

9in 2015

2007: 142008: 132009: 122010: 142011: 122012: 182013: 122014: 132015: 9
2007high 18 (2012) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWP

113in 2015

2007: 96 days median2008: 50 days median2009: 89 days median2010: 186 days median2011: 67 days median2012: 112 days median2013: 99 days median2014: 138 days median2015: 113 days median
2007high 186 (2010) · low 50 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWP

2in 2022

2007: 22008: 12009: 232010: 22011: 62012: 12013: 32015: 12016: 32018: 12019: 22022: 2
2007high 23 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWP

494in 2025

2007: 2102008: 5942009: 6822010: 4742011: 7922012: 9182013: 1,0902014: 1,0222015: 1,3482016: 1,3792017: 8642018: 6572019: 5182020: 7962021: 5252022: 3352023: 3322024: 4362025: 494
2007high 1,379 (2016) · low 210 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWP, 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
200714962210
200813501594
2009128923682
2010141862474
201112676792
2012181121918
2013129931,090
20141313801,022
2015911311,348
20160—31,379
20170—0864
20180—1657
20190—2518
20200—0796
20210—0525
20220—2335
20230—0332
20240—0436
20250—0494
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K922504: Isola (R) Tandem Connector.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K922504

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026