# K964226: Memory Staple (20 Sizes Available)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Landos, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 5, 1997 after 286 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
No predicates in its family tree.
285 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 286 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) Landos Standard Staple: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Stryker Osteoclasp: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Mitek Anchor II™: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K993714: Memograph Staple, Warm System (2000), 222 descendants of its own
- K991482: Uni-Clip Staple (1999), 119 descendants of its own
- K011716: The Uni-Clip Staple (2001), 117 descendants of its own
- K070031: Memometal Memory Staples (2007), 114 descendants of its own
- K061594: Large Uni-Clip Staple (2006), 103 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Memory Staple is intended for bone fixation for the indications of osteotomies and arthrodeses of the mid-foot bones, the metatarsals, the phalanges, and associated joints of the foot

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K964226
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology