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Halifax Plus Interlaminar Clamp System

K962314510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 9, 1996175-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3050

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Osteonics Corp. · KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal

Cleared on Dec 9, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K850039 (Levtech, Inc., 1985) after a 175-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1985. 9 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 9, 1996
Review
175 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWP
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K850039 (1985). 9 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK850039 · Halifax Spinal Clamp · Levtech, Inc. · 19851990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 5 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants K850039 · Halifax Spinal Clamp · Levtech, Inc. · 19850
  1. Root · 1 generation backK850039 Halifax Spinal ClampLevtech, Inc. · 1985
  2. This deviceK962314 Halifax Plus Interlaminar Clamp SystemOsteonics Corp. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK161032 neon3™ universal OCT spinal stabilizationUlrich GmbH & Co. KG · 2016 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK191932 Momentum™ Posterior Spinal Fixation SystemUlrich Medical USA · 2019
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK231809 Momentum® Posterior Spinal Fixation System with G21 V-STEADY Bone…Ulrich Medical USA · 2023
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK251719 Momentum® Posterior Spinal Fixation SystemUlrich Medical USA, Inc. · 2025
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK221307 Edge Upper Cervical SystemSpinal Simplicity, LLC · 2023

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 12016: 12019: 12020: 22023: 32025: 1
1998high 3 (2023) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K161032neon3™ universal OCT spinal stabilizationUlrich GmbH & Co. KG · 2016 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K191932Momentum™ Posterior Spinal Fixation SystemUlrich Medical USA · 2019 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K231809Momentum® Posterior Spinal Fixation System with G21 V-STEADY Bone Cement; Momentum® MIS…Ulrich Medical USA · 2023 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K251719Momentum® Posterior Spinal Fixation SystemUlrich Medical USA, Inc. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K221307Edge Upper Cervical SystemSpinal Simplicity, LLC · 2023 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K850039Halifax Spinal ClampLevtech, Inc.1985—
0 (this device)K962314Halifax Plus Interlaminar Clamp SystemOsteonics Corp.1996—
+1K161032neon3™ universal OCT spinal stabilizationUlrich GmbH & Co. KG20161
+2K191932Momentum™ Posterior Spinal Fixation SystemUlrich Medical USA2019—
+3K231809Momentum® Posterior Spinal Fixation System with G21 V-STEADY Bone Cement…Ulrich Medical USA2023—
+3K251719Momentum® Posterior Spinal Fixation SystemUlrich Medical USA, Inc.2025—
+2K221307Edge Upper Cervical SystemSpinal Simplicity, LLC2023—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
201610
201910
202020
202330
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K962314, 1985–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K850039Halifax Spinal Clamp
Summary page 1
…Halifax" Plus Interlaminar Clamp System, which was determined substantially equivalent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) via 510(k) Premarket Notification #K850039. (Note: In K850039, the AME"® Halifax" Plus Interlaminar Clamp System was identified as the Halifax Spinal Clamp System, manufact…
Levtech, Inc.1985—

Also cleared against K850039: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (9)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K161032neon3™ universal OCT spinal stabilizationUlrich GmbH & Co. KG20167
K980358Synthes Spine Posterior Cervical/Thoracic Hook/Rod SystemSynthes (Usa)19980

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K161032 (Ulrich GmbH & Co. KG, 2016) has gone furthest, with 7 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K850039.

How does its category compare?

All KWP devices

KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWP

9in 2015

2007: 142008: 132009: 122010: 142011: 122012: 182013: 122014: 132015: 9
2007high 18 (2012) · low 0 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWP

113in 2015

2007: 96 days median2008: 50 days median2009: 89 days median2010: 186 days median2011: 67 days median2012: 112 days median2013: 99 days median2014: 138 days median2015: 113 days median
2007high 186 (2010) · low 50 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWP

2in 2022

2007: 22008: 12009: 232010: 22011: 62012: 12013: 32015: 12016: 32018: 12019: 22022: 2
2007high 23 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KWP

494in 2025

2007: 2102008: 5942009: 6822010: 4742011: 7922012: 9182013: 1,0902014: 1,0222015: 1,3482016: 1,3792017: 8642018: 6572019: 5182020: 7962021: 5252022: 3352023: 3322024: 4362025: 494
2007high 1,379 (2016) · low 210 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWP, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200714962210
200813501594
2009128923682
2010141862474
201112676792
2012181121918
2013129931,090
20141313801,022
2015911311,348
20160—31,379
20170—0864
20180—1657
20190—2518
20200—0796
20210—0525
20220—2335
20230—0332
20240—0436
20250—0494
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The subject devices are intended for single use and are indicated for patients with cervical subluxations and dislocations from C1-C7 to achieve posterior cervical stabilization.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K962314: Halifax Plus Interlaminar Clamp System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962314

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026