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Cerclage Wire Crimp Sleeve

K931246510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 22, 1994348-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3010

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

Acu Med, Inc. · JDQ Cerclage, Fixation

Cleared on Feb 22, 1994 after a 348-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 12 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 22, 1994
Review
348 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK931246 Cerclage Wire Crimp SleeveAcu Med, Inc. · 1994
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 10 of its ownK101170 Acute Innovations Sternal Fixation SystemAcute Innovations, LLC · 2010
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 8 of its ownK113318 Acute Innovations Modular Ribloc SystemAcute Innovations, LLC · 2012 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK141241 Matrixrib Endo Thoracoscopic Rib Plating SystemSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2014
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 4 of its ownK183317 AdvantageRib SystemSig Medical Corporation · 2019
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 3 of its ownK203474 Biomet Microfixation RibFix Advantage SystemBiomet Micofixation · 2021

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 12010: 12012: 22014: 12019: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12026: 2
1996high 2 (2012) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K101170Acute Innovations Sternal Fixation SystemAcute Innovations, LLC · 2010 · cites it directly10descendants
  • K113318Acute Innovations Modular Ribloc SystemAcute Innovations, LLC · 2012 · 2 generations on8descendants
  • K141241Matrixrib Endo Thoracoscopic Rib Plating SystemSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2014 · 3 generations on5descendants
  • K183317AdvantageRib SystemSig Medical Corporation · 2019 · 4 generations on4descendants
  • K203474Biomet Microfixation RibFix Advantage SystemBiomet Micofixation · 2021 · 5 generations on3descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K931246Cerclage Wire Crimp SleeveAcu Med, Inc.1994—
+1K101170Acute Innovations Sternal Fixation SystemAcute Innovations, LLC2010—
+2K113318Acute Innovations Modular Ribloc SystemAcute Innovations, LLC20121
+3K141241Matrixrib Endo Thoracoscopic Rib Plating SystemSynthes (USA) Products, LLC2014—
+4K183317AdvantageRib SystemSig Medical Corporation2019—
+5K203474Biomet Microfixation RibFix Advantage SystemBiomet Micofixation2021—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
201010
201220
201410
201910
202110
202210
202310
202410
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K931246, 1994–2026Source: 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? (12)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K101170Acute Innovations Sternal Fixation SystemAcute Innovations, LLC201010
K960651Cerclage Wire Crimp BlockAcu-Med, Inc.19960

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, K101170 (Acute Innovations, LLC, 2010) has gone furthest, with 10 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JDQ devices

JDQ Cerclage, Fixation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDQ

2in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22011: 62012: 32013: 12014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 12018: 62020: 42022: 22023: 32024: 32025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2011) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDQ

130in 2024

2011: 130 days median2012: 134 days median2015: 92 days median2016: 129 days median2018: 101 days median2020: 93 days median2023: 141 days median2024: 130 days median
2007high 141 (2023) · low 92 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · JDQ

5in 2019

2008: 22010: 22013: 12015: 12019: 5
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDQ

84in 2025

2007: 52008: 252009: 192010: 282011: 302012: 1302013: 3212014: 2232015: 2052016: 2242017: 1382018: 1822019: 1582020: 1252021: 1412022: 1342023: 982024: 1152025: 84
2007high 321 (2013) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDQ, 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
20071—05
20082—225
20092—019
20100—228
20116130030
201231340130
20131—1321
20142—0223
20155921205
201641290224
20171—0138
201861010182
20190—5158
20204930125
20210—0141
20222—0134
20233141098
202431300115
20252—084
20261—0—
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510(k) Report. “K931246: Cerclage Wire Crimp Sleeve.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K931246

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026