# K972289: Midas Rex Motor

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Midas Rex Pneumatic Tools, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 12, 1997 after 85 days
- Product code: HBB (Motor, Drill, Pneumatic)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.4370
- 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 K953434 (1996). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K953434: Midas Rex Motors, (Midas I, Midas II & Convertible Models), Midas Rex Pneumatic Tools, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The Midas Rex MRIV pneumatic motor provides power to operate an assortment of rotating surgical cutting tools. The motor is intended for skull based bone dissection and other microsurgical applications, including specialties in which a lightweight, high-speed bone dissecting system can be used in or near a magnetic field.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972289
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology