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Alpha Spinal System

K930515510(k) TraditionalDecided Jun 29, 1994513-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

Alphatec Mfg., Inc. · KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal

Cleared on Jun 29, 1994 after a 513-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jun 29, 1994
Review
513 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWP
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK930515 Alpha Spinal SystemAlphatec Mfg., Inc. · 1994
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK023299 Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal SystemAlphatec Mfg., Inc. · 2002

Most influential descendants

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  • K023299Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal SystemAlphatec Mfg., Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K930515Alpha Spinal SystemAlphatec Mfg., Inc.1994—
+1K023299Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal SystemAlphatec Mfg., Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K930515, 1994–2002Source: 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? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023299Alpha Mirage Top Tightening Spinal SystemAlphatec Mfg., Inc.20020

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, K023299 (Alphatec Mfg., Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 0 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.

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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. “K930515: Alpha Spinal System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K930515

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