# K961498: Resch Arthroscopic and Percutaneous Screw Fixation System (a.S.F.)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Howmedica, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 6, 1997 after 294 days
- Product code: HRS (Plate, Fixation, Bone)
- 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.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Synthes' 3.0mm & 3.5mm Cannulated Screw Systems: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Alphatec's Mini Lag Screw System: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Howmedica's Alta Modular Small Bone Plating System: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Howmedica's Cfx Intramedullary Rod and Screw System: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K013775: Twinfix Interfragmentary Compression Screw System (2002), 2 descendants of its own
- K063244: Arc Surgical Bone Reduction Screw (2006), 1 descendant of its own
- K111608: Slic Screw Repair System (2011), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Resch Fixation Screws are intended to be used for Fractures or Arthrodesis of Carpals and Metacarpals, RadialHead and Radial Styloid Fractures, Metatarsal Fractures and Osteotomies of the Forefoot, and Intra-articular arthrodesis in the wrist.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K961498
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology