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LMT Bone Anchor

K951472510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 3, 199595-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

Li Medical Technologies, Inc. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Jul 3, 1995 after a 95-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 60 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Jul 3, 1995
Review: 95 days
Class: Class II
Product code: HWC
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

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

This deviceK951472 LMT Bone AnchorLi Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1995
Descendant · cites it directly · 58 of its ownK963812 LM Bone Anchor (Orthopedics)Li Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1996
Descendant · 2 generations on · 56 of its ownK091549 Conmed Linvatec Soft Tissue to Bone SystemLinvatec Corp. · 2009 · Recalled
Descendant · 3 generations on · 29 of its ownK111779 Y-Knot All-Suture Anchor Model HF13Conmed Linvatec · 2011
Descendant · 4 generations on · 17 of its ownK131035 Y-Knot Flex All-Suture Anchor, W/ Two #2 (5 Metric) HI-FI Sutures…Linvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec · 2013
Descendant · 5 generations on · 12 of its ownK133224 Y-Knot RC All-Suture Anchor, 2.8MM - Double Loaded and Triple Loaded…Conmed Corporation · 2014

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Descendants cleared per year

1996high 8 (2023) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

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K963812LM Bone Anchor (Orthopedics)Li Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly58descendants
K091549Conmed Linvatec Soft Tissue to Bone SystemLinvatec Corp. · 2009 · 2 generations on56descendants
K111779Y-Knot All-Suture Anchor Model HF13Conmed Linvatec · 2011 · 3 generations on29descendants
K131035Y-Knot Flex All-Suture Anchor, W/ Two #2 (5 Metric) HI-FI Sutures, 1.8MMLinvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec · 2013 · 4 generations on17descendants
K133224Y-Knot RC All-Suture Anchor, 2.8MM - Double Loaded and Triple Loaded W/ #2 Hifi SuturesConmed Corporation · 2014 · 5 generations on12descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K951472	LMT Bone Anchor	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1995	—
+1	K963812	LM Bone Anchor (Orthopedics)	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1996	—
+2	K091549	Conmed Linvatec Soft Tissue to Bone System	Linvatec Corp.	2009	1
+3	K111779	Y-Knot All-Suture Anchor Model HF13	Conmed Linvatec	2011	—
+4	K131035	Y-Knot Flex All-Suture Anchor, W/ Two #2 (5 Metric) HI-FI Sutures, 1.8MM	Linvatec Corporation D/B/A Conmed Linvatec	2013	—
+5	K133224	Y-Knot RC All-Suture Anchor, 2.8MM - Double Loaded and Triple Loaded W/ #2…	Conmed Corporation	2014	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1996	2	0
2001	1	0
2009	1	0
2010	1	0
2011	2	0
2012	2	0
2013	2	0
2014	2	0
2015	1	0
2016	1	0
2017	7	0
2018	4	0
2019	6	0
2020	4	0
2021	2	0
2022	2	0
2023	8	0
2024	2	0
2025	8	0
2026	2	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K951472, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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? (60)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K963812	LM Bone Anchor (Orthopedics)	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1996	58
K963288	LM Bone Anchor	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1996	0

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, K963812 (Li Medical Technologies, Inc., 1996) has gone furthest, with 58 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

2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	35	77	25	669
2008	33	76	33	660
2009	27	113	29	651
2010	23	110	7	765
2011	35	88	12	1,104
2012	20	99	30	3,339
2013	25	90	14	3,850
2014	31	88	2	2,549
2015	41	85	5	2,711
2016	26	131	4	2,285
2017	40	127	4	2,561
2018	20	106	1	3,662
2019	30	108	5	5,463
2020	28	75	4	4,820
2021	26	84	2	4,446
2022	26	167	13	3,934
2023	24	104	0	3,718
2024	17	90	0	3,575
2025	15	111	1	2,893
2026	21	125	2	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K951472 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K951472: LMT Bone Anchor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K951472

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