# K960555: Bioasbsorbable Mini-Screw Suture Anchor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Instrument Makar, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 9, 1996 after 151 days
- Product code: MAI (Fastener, Fixation, Biodegradable, Soft Tissue)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
79 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 80 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K020056: Duet Suture Anchor (2002), 78 descendants of its own
- K030388: Impact Suture Anchor. Model 433510 (2003), 77 descendants of its own
- K042966: Duet Suture Anchor, Models BXS4216, BXS4216H; Impact Suture Anchor, Models BXS4218, BXS4218H (2004), 76 descendants of its own
- K053561: Bio-Mini Revo Suture Anchor (2006), 75 descendants of its own
- K091549: Conmed Linvatec Soft Tissue to Bone System (2009), 56 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K960555
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology