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Biomet Bone Screw

K964970510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 3, 1997112-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040

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

Biomet, Inc. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Apr 3, 1997 after a 112-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 334 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 3, 1997
Review
112 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

334 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 4 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2013: 9 descendants cleared2015: 10 descendants cleared2008: 5 descendants cleared2018: 16 descendants cleared2019: 28 descendants cleared2017: 15 descendants cleared2011: 5 descendants cleared2020: 25 descendants cleared2024: 37 descendants cleared2025: 31 descendants cleared2014: 18 descendants cleared2021: 24 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2022: 24 descendants cleared2026: 36 descendants cleared2016: 7 descendants cleared2023: 28 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2009: 3 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK964970 Biomet Bone ScrewBiomet, Inc. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 333 of its ownK030900 Inion Otps Biodegradable Fixaton SystemInion, Ltd. · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 306 of its ownK043248 Tightrope Syndesmosis Repair Kit, Titanium, Model AR-8920DS…Arthrex, Inc. · 2005
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 217 of its ownK052776 Tightrope Acromioclavicular (AC) Device, Titanium, Stainless Steel…Arthrex, Inc. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 94 of its ownK083070 Toggleloc SystemBiomet Sports Medicine · 2008 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 91 of its ownK112437 Arthrex Fracture SystemArthrex, Inc. · 2011

Showing 5 of 334 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12005: 42006: 32007: 22008: 52009: 32011: 52012: 32013: 92014: 182015: 102016: 72017: 152018: 162019: 282020: 252021: 242022: 242023: 282024: 372025: 312026: 36
2003high 37 (2024) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 334 · See all
  • K030900Inion Otps Biodegradable Fixaton SystemInion, Ltd. · 2003 · cites it directly333descendants
  • K043248Tightrope Syndesmosis Repair Kit, Titanium, Model AR-8920DS; Stainless Steel. Model…Arthrex, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on306descendants
  • K052776Tightrope Acromioclavicular (AC) Device, Titanium, Stainless Steel , Models AR-2257…Arthrex, Inc. · 2005 · 3 generations on217descendants
  • K083070Toggleloc SystemBiomet Sports Medicine · 2008 · 3 generations on94descendants
  • K112437Arthrex Fracture SystemArthrex, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on91descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K964970Biomet Bone ScrewBiomet, Inc.1997—
+1K030900Inion Otps Biodegradable Fixaton SystemInion, Ltd.2003—
+2K043248Tightrope Syndesmosis Repair Kit, Titanium, Model AR-8920DS; Stainless Steel.…Arthrex, Inc.2005—
+3K052776Tightrope Acromioclavicular (AC) Device, Titanium, Stainless Steel , Models…Arthrex, Inc.2005—
+3K083070Toggleloc SystemBiomet Sports Medicine20086
+3K112437Arthrex Fracture SystemArthrex, Inc.2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200540
200630
200720
200850
200930
201150
201230
201390
2014180
2015100
201670
2017150
2018160
2019280
2020250
2021240
2022240
2023280
2024370
2025310
2026360
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K964970, 1997–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (334)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K030900Inion Otps Biodegradable Fixaton SystemInion, Ltd.2003333
K050388Refix Internal Fracture Fixation ScrewsXtremi-T, LLC20050

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?

  • Of its descendants, K030900 (Inion, Ltd., 2003) has gone furthest, with 333 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HWC devices

HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HWC

15in 2025

2007: 352008: 332009: 272010: 232011: 352012: 202013: 252014: 312015: 412016: 262017: 402018: 202019: 302020: 282021: 262022: 262023: 242024: 172025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007: 77 days median2008: 76 days median2009: 113 days median2010: 110 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 99 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 88 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 108 days median2020: 75 days median2021: 84 days median2022: 167 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 125 days median
2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 332009: 292010: 72011: 122012: 302013: 142014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 22022: 132025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 33 (2008) · low 0 (2023)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HWC

2,893in 2025

2007: 6692008: 6602009: 6512010: 7652011: 1,1042012: 3,3392013: 3,8502014: 2,5492015: 2,7112016: 2,2852017: 2,5612018: 3,6622019: 5,4632020: 4,8202021: 4,4462022: 3,9342023: 3,7182024: 3,5752025: 2,893
2007high 5,463 (2019) · low 651 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWC, 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
2007357725669
2008337633660
20092711329651
2010231107765
20113588121,104
20122099303,339
20132590143,850
2014318822,549
2015418552,711
20162613142,285
20174012742,561
20182010613,662
20193010855,463
2020287544,820
2021268424,446
202226167133,934
20232410403,718
2024179003,575
20251511112,893
2026211252—

What is it indicated for?

The Biomet Bone Screw is indicated for ankle fractures, metatarsal fusions and metatarsal osteotomies (Hallux Valgus).

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. “K964970: Biomet Bone Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K964970

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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