# K961569: Dall-Miles Stainless Steel Beaded Cable

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Howmedica Corp.
- Decided: Jun 24, 1996 after 62 days
- Product code: JDQ (Cerclage, Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3010
- 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 K844068 (1985). 5 ancestors in all.
33 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 39 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K844068: Trochanter Cable Grip System, Howmedica Corp. (1985) Summary page 1.
- K900926: Trochanter Cable Grip System (Add'l Indications), Howmedica Corp. (1990) Summary page 1.
- K953818: Dall-Miles Suture/Beaded Cable, Howmedica Corp. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K875156: Stainless Steel Orthopaedic Cable System, Richards Medical Co., Inc. (1988) Summary page 1.
- K934557: Control Cable System, Depuy, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K971741: Dall-Miles Homogeneous Stainless Steel Cable and Beaded Cable (1997), 28 descendants of its own
- K982545: BMP Cable System (1998), 17 descendants of its own
- K031162: Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Cabling System (2003), 10 descendants of its own
- K202016: Dall-Miles® Cable System (2020), 8 descendants of its own
- K233498: Stryker Orthopaedics Hip Systems Labeling Update (2023), 4 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Dall-Miles Beaded Cable is intended to be used for spinal wiring, sternotomy applications, cerclage procedures, and trauma surgery of the shoulder, elbow, knee, hip, or ankle. In addition, these cables may be used for supplementary fixation when used with bone plates and screws and for the stabilization of bone graft material.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K961569
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology