# K955733: Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 18, 1996 after 336 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- 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 K933738 (1994). 3 ancestors in all.
21 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 25 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K933719: Bioscrew Absorbable Interference Screw, Linvatec Corp. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K933738: M. Kurosaka Interference Fixation Screw, Depuy, Inc. (1994). Our OCR of the scanned summary read K933798, FDA’s number for NU-Prep Gel (Cadwell Laboratories, Inc.). Corrected to the number one digit away whose FDA name carries the summary’s words for the device, “M. Kurosaka Interference Screw (DePuy)”.
- K943249: Bioabsorbable Interference Screw, Instrument Makar, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K980440: Depuy Orthotech Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference Screw (1998), 20 descendants of its own
- K981670: Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference Screw (1998), 18 descendants of its own
- K982662: Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw, Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference Screw (1998), 17 descendants of its own
- K993073: Smart Screw Acl Models 237020, 237025, 237030, 238020, 238025, 238030, 239020, 239025, 239030 (1999), 16 descendants of its own
- K032894: Osteo Acl Screw Model;237020T, 237025T, 237030T, 238020T, 238025T, 238030T, 239020T, 239025T, 239030T, 231020T, 231025T, (2004), 15 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Phantom™ Interference Screw, M. Kurosaka Interference Screw and the BioScrew® are intended to provide bone-tendon-bone patellar graft fixation, employing the same principles of graft fixation.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K955733
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology