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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2021

Osteopower System and Accessories

K971692510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 27, 199751-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4120Recalls 1

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

Osteomed Corp. · KMW Handpiece, Rotary Bone Cutting

Cleared on Jun 27, 1997 after a 51-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jun 27, 1997
Review
51 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KMW
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2000: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK971692 Osteopower System and AccessoriesOsteomed Corp. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK994298 Frios MicrosawFriadent GmbH · 2000

Most influential descendants

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  • K994298Frios MicrosawFriadent GmbH · 2000 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K971692Osteopower System and AccessoriesOsteomed Corp.1997—
+1K994298Frios MicrosawFriadent GmbH2000—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971692, 1997–2000Source: 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 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K994298Frios MicrosawFriadent GmbH20000

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Oct 28, 2021Class IIZ-0335-2022Device DesignDue to consoles not in compliance with the latest electrical safety standards IEC 60601 and as a result shocked a patient.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K994298 (Friadent GmbH, 2000) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KMW devices

KMW Handpiece, Rotary Bone Cutting: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KMW

1in 2021

2008: 12017: 22021: 1
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KMW

Too few KMW 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · KMW

1in 2021

2018: 82021: 1
2007high 8 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KMW

22in 2025

2009: 12011: 12014: 122015: 272016: 132017: 42018: 162019: 132020: 132021: 322022: 542023: 252024: 492025: 22
2007high 54 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KMW, 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
20070—00
20081—00
20090—01
20100—00
20110—01
20120—00
20130—00
20140—012
20150—027
20160—013
20172—04
20180—816
20190—013
20200—013
20211—132
20220—054
20230—025
20240—049
20250—022
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Osteomed Corporation intends to market the OsteoPower System and Accessories for drilling or cutting bone or teeth, and for driving screws and/or pins and wires into bone, in conjunction with dental, craniofacial, craniotomies, orthognathic, spinal, mandibular, hand, foot, wrist, and extremity reconstruction surgical procedures.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K971692: Osteopower System and Accessories.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971692

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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