# K962705: Mli Modular Staple

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medicinelodge, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 1, 1996 after 81 days
- Product code: JDR (Staple, 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K894929 (1989). 1 ancestor in all.
25 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 27 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K894929: Staple Fixation System, Concept, Inc. (1989) Summary page 5.
- (no number) Richards Fixation Staples: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K121277: Z-Snap Off Screw, Z-Double Thread Compression Screw, Z-Guide Wire, Z-Staple (2012), 24 descendants of its own
- K131061: Restore Bunion Correction System (2013), 15 descendants of its own
- K170214: Additive Orthopaedics Locking Lattice Plate (2017), 8 descendants of its own
- K222645: Treace Medical Concepts (TMC) Implant Fixation System (2022), 6 descendants of its own
- K183011: Additive Orthopaedics Patient Specific 3D Locking Lattice Plates (2019), 5 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
MedicineLodge, Inc. (MLI) Modular Staples are indicated for use in soft tissue graft fixations to the femur or tibia, or both, during cruciate ligament, tendon or other soft tissue graft (e.g. semitendinosus) repair procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K962705
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology