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Isola Anterior System

K943819510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 9, 1995188-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3060

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

Acromed Corp. · KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body

Cleared on Feb 9, 1995 after a 188-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 84 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 9, 1995
Review
188 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

84 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2019: 6 descendants cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2024: 11 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2023: 14 descendants cleared2022: 8 descendants cleared2025: 13 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2026: 12 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK943819 Isola Anterior SystemAcromed Corp. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 82 of its ownK971248 Kaneda SR Anterior Spinal SystemAcromed Corp. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 73 of its ownK100061 Cayman Screws Model K2-12-1000-XX, K2-12-1001-XXK2m, Inc. · 2010
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 72 of its ownK131533 Cayman MI Plate SystemK2m, Inc. · 2013
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 52 of its ownK172941 CASCADIA Interbody SystemK2m · 2018
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 24 of its ownK181347 Aries® Lumbar InterbodiesOsseus Fusion Systems, LLC · 2018

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 12004: 12008: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12015: 12016: 12018: 32019: 62020: 32021: 42022: 82023: 142024: 112025: 132026: 12
1997high 14 (2023) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K971248Kaneda SR Anterior Spinal SystemAcromed Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly82descendants
  • K100061Cayman Screws Model K2-12-1000-XX, K2-12-1001-XXK2m, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on73descendants
  • K131533Cayman MI Plate SystemK2m, Inc. · 2013 · 3 generations on72descendants
  • K172941CASCADIA Interbody SystemK2m · 2018 · 4 generations on52descendants
  • K181347Aries® Lumbar InterbodiesOsseus Fusion Systems, LLC · 2018 · 5 generations on24descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K943819Isola Anterior SystemAcromed Corp.1995—
+1K971248Kaneda SR Anterior Spinal SystemAcromed Corp.1997—
+2K100061Cayman Screws Model K2-12-1000-XX, K2-12-1001-XXK2m, Inc.2010—
+3K131533Cayman MI Plate SystemK2m, Inc.2013—
+4K172941CASCADIA Interbody SystemK2m2018—
+5K181347Aries® Lumbar InterbodiesOsseus Fusion Systems, LLC2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199810
200410
200810
201010
201110
201210
201310
201510
201610
201830
201960
202030
202140
202280
2023140
2024110
2025130
2026120
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K943819, 1995–2026Source: 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? (84)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971248Kaneda SR Anterior Spinal SystemAcromed Corp.199782
K980228University Plate Anterior SystemAcromed Corp.19981
K192281AEGIS Anterior Lumbar Plate System, ALC Dynamized Fixation System, Anterior ISOLA Spine…Medos International SARL20190
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, K971248 (Acromed Corp., 1997) has gone furthest, with 82 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KWQ devices

KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWQ

7in 2025

2007: 272008: 322009: 232010: 232011: 222012: 262013: 222014: 172015: 252016: 152017: 202018: 222019: 262020: 262021: 172022: 182023: 162024: 172025: 72026 (partial year): 10
2007high 32 (2008) · low 7 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWQ

64in 2025

2007: 101 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 90 days median2010: 104 days median2011: 95 days median2012: 90 days median2013: 88 days median2014: 124 days median2015: 102 days median2016: 121 days median2017: 67 days median2018: 95 days median2019: 81 days median2020: 55 days median2021: 59 days median2022: 85 days median2023: 59 days median2024: 64 days median2025: 64 days median2026 (partial year): 76 days median
2007high 124 (2014) · low 55 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWQ

1in 2018

2007: 22008: 332009: 352010: 22011: 52012: 72013: 62015: 22016: 92017: 82018: 1
2007high 35 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWQ

248in 2025

2007: 2882008: 3482009: 3552010: 6912011: 4152012: 5442013: 7962014: 5462015: 5622016: 5022017: 4922018: 3412019: 2982020: 4002021: 5912022: 3922023: 3202024: 4192025: 248
2007high 796 (2013) · low 248 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWQ, 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
2007271012288
2008327033348
2009239035355
2010231042691
201122955415
201226907544
201322886796
2014171240546
2015251022562
2016151219502
201720678492
201822951341
201926810298
202026550400
202117590591
202218850392
202316590320
202417640419
20257640248
202610760—
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510(k) Report. “K943819: Isola Anterior System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K943819

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026