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Codman Anterior Cervical Plate System

K953730510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 9, 199591-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

Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · KWQ Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body

Cleared on Nov 9, 1995 after a 91-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 258 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Nov 9, 1995
Review: 91 days
Class: Class II
Product code: KWQ
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

258 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

This deviceK953730 Codman Anterior Cervical Plate SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1995
Descendant · cites it directly · 257 of its ownK013877 Codman Slim-Loc SystemCodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 2001
Descendant · 2 generations on · 217 of its ownK040655 Swift Anterior Cervical Plate SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2004
Descendant · 3 generations on · 195 of its ownK072546 Swift Plus Anterior Cervical Plate SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2007
Descendant · 3 generations on · 193 of its ownK080646 C-Tek Maxan Anterior Cervical Plate SystemBiomet Spine · 2008 · Recalled
Descendant · 4 generations on · 132 of its ownK133475 Struxxure Anterior Cervical Plate and ScrewsNexxt Spine, LLC · 2013

Showing 5 of 258 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2001high 33 (2025) · low 0 (2002)2026

Most influential descendants

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K013877Codman Slim-Loc SystemCodman & Shurtleff, Inc. · 2001 · cites it directly257descendants
K040655Swift Anterior Cervical Plate SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on217descendants
K072546Swift Plus Anterior Cervical Plate SystemDepuy Spine, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on195descendants
K080646C-Tek Maxan Anterior Cervical Plate SystemBiomet Spine · 2008 · 3 generations on193descendants
K133475Struxxure Anterior Cervical Plate and ScrewsNexxt Spine, LLC · 2013 · 4 generations on132descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K953730	Codman Anterior Cervical Plate System	Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.	1995	—
+1	K013877	Codman Slim-Loc System	Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.	2001	—
+2	K040655	Swift Anterior Cervical Plate System	Depuy Spine, Inc.	2004	—
+3	K072546	Swift Plus Anterior Cervical Plate System	Depuy Spine, Inc.	2007	—
+3	K080646	C-Tek Maxan Anterior Cervical Plate System	Biomet Spine	2008	2
+4	K133475	Struxxure Anterior Cervical Plate and Screws	Nexxt Spine, LLC	2013	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2001	1	0
2004	1	0
2005	3	0
2007	1	0
2008	4	0
2009	1	0
2010	3	0
2011	6	0
2012	5	0
2013	9	0
2014	8	0
2015	8	0
2016	9	0
2017	6	0
2018	6	0
2019	14	0
2020	20	0
2021	13	0
2022	21	0
2023	28	0
2024	29	0
2025	33	0
2026	29	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K953730, 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 has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (258)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K013877	Codman Slim-Loc System	Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.	2001	257

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, K013877 (Codman & Shurtleff, Inc., 2001) has gone furthest, with 257 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

2007high 32 (2008) · low 7 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWQ

64in 2025

2007high 124 (2014) · low 55 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWQ

1in 2018

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	27	101	2	288
2008	32	70	33	348
2009	23	90	35	355
2010	23	104	2	691
2011	22	95	5	415
2012	26	90	7	544
2013	22	88	6	796
2014	17	124	0	546
2015	25	102	2	562
2016	15	121	9	502
2017	20	67	8	492
2018	22	95	1	341
2019	26	81	0	298
2020	26	55	0	400
2021	17	59	0	591
2022	18	85	0	392
2023	16	59	0	320
2024	17	64	0	419
2025	7	64	0	248
2026	10	76	0	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K953730 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K953730: Codman Anterior Cervical Plate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K953730

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Page last updated Nov 3, 2026