# K972494: Depuy Dupont Absorbable Set Screw

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 1, 1997 after 90 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device 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) Hyloc™ Interference Screw (DePuy DuPont): named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) DePuy Set Screw: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) M. Kurosaka Interference Screw (DePuy): named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) DePuy Advantage Fixation Screw System: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The DePuy DuPont Absorbable Set Screw is intended to provide early fixation of the bone block in bone-patellar-tendon-bone graft in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972494
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology