# K951622: Vax-D Therapeutic Table

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Vat-Tech, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 2, 1996 after 488 days
- Product code: ITH (Equipment, Traction, Powered)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 890.5900
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K894435 (1989). 1 ancestor in all.
26 later devices descend from it; 8 cite it directly.
0 of 28 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K894435: Vax-T Pelvic Traction Belt, Vat-Tech, Inc. (1989) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K053503: Vax-D Genesis System (Therapeutic Table) (2005), 16 descendants of its own
- K981822: DRS System (1998), 16 descendants of its own
- K030060: Spinemed (2003), 10 descendants of its own
- K031862: Spinerx-LDM (2003), 9 descendants of its own
- K053223: Triton/Tru-Trac/TX/Triton DTS Traction (2006), 8 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This therapy provides a primary treatment modality for the management of pain and disability for patients presenting with incapacitating low back pain. It has been found to provide relief in a variety of conditions involving anatomical dysfunctions of the lumbar spine that generate localized low back pain as well as peripheral radiation, including patients with protruding or herniated intervertebral discs, degenerative discs as well as those with acute facet problems.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K951622
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology