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Imz Bone Tack System

K952167510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 21, 1995197-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4880

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

Interpore Intl. · DZL Screw, Fixation, Intraosseous

Cleared on Nov 21, 1995 after a 197-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 24 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 21, 1995
Review
197 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DZL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

24 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared1996: 1 descendant cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK952167 Imz Bone Tack SystemInterpore Intl. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 13 of its ownK960914 3I Osseous Fixation System (S)Implant Innovations, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 12 of its ownK011698 Straumann GBR SystemInstitut Straumann AG · 2001
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 10 of its ownK973180 Imtec Bone TacImtec Corp. · 1997
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 8 of its ownK050669 Jeil Bone Fixation SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2005
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK022790 The Autotac System Titanium TackBioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc. · 2002

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 11997: 12001: 12002: 12005: 12007: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 22020: 22023: 12024: 12025: 3
1996high 3 (2025) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K9609143I Osseous Fixation System (S)Implant Innovations, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly13descendants
  • K011698Straumann GBR SystemInstitut Straumann AG · 2001 · 2 generations on12descendants
  • K973180Imtec Bone TacImtec Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly10descendants
  • K050669Jeil Bone Fixation SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2005 · 3 generations on8descendants
  • K022790The Autotac System Titanium TackBioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly6descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K952167Imz Bone Tack SystemInterpore Intl.1995—
+1K9609143I Osseous Fixation System (S)Implant Innovations, Inc.1996—
+2K011698Straumann GBR SystemInstitut Straumann AG2001—
+1K973180Imtec Bone TacImtec Corp.1997—
+3K050669Jeil Bone Fixation SystemJeil Medical Corporation2005—
+1K022790The Autotac System Titanium TackBioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
199710
200110
200210
200510
200710
200910
201010
201110
201310
201410
201510
201610
201710
201810
201920
202020
202310
202410
202530
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K952167, 1995–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (24)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K9609143I Osseous Fixation System (S)Implant Innovations, Inc.199613
K973180Imtec Bone TacImtec Corp.199710
K022790The Autotac System Titanium TackBioHorizons Implant Systems, Inc.20026

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, K960914 (Implant Innovations, Inc., 1996) has gone furthest, with 13 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DZL devices

DZL Screw, Fixation, Intraosseous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DZL

4in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 32011: 22013: 12014: 22015: 12016: 12017: 32019: 22020: 12021: 12023: 22024: 22025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DZL

263in 2025

2010: 89 days median2017: 277 days median2025: 263 days median
2007high 277 (2017) · low 89 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · DZL

3in 2013

2009: 12010: 12013: 3
2007high 3 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DZL

70in 2025

2007: 42008: 12009: 82010: 172011: 122012: 2362013: 1782014: 1062015: 1032016: 342017: 742018: 572019: 502020: 852021: 552022: 1622023: 1002024: 1062025: 70
2007high 236 (2012) · low 1 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DZL, 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—04
20082—01
20092—18
2010389117
20112—012
20120—0236
20131—3178
20142—0106
20151—0103
20161—034
20173277074
20180—057
20192—050
20201—085
20211—055
20220—0162
20232—0100
20242—0106
20254263070
20261—0—
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510(k) Report. “K952167: Imz Bone Tack System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K952167

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026