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Spinal Concepts, Inc., Bacfix TI Spinal Fixation System

K973687510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 18, 1998173-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3070

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

Spinal Concepts, Inc. · MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation

Cleared on Mar 18, 1998 after a 173-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Mar 18, 1998
Review
173 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MNH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973687Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—BacFix™ Spinal Fixation System
Named without a submission number
—
*—Synthes Universal Spinal System
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All MNH devices

MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MNH

8in 2016

2007: 52008: 132009: 132010: 102011: 172012: 72013: 102014: 122015: 102016: 8
2007high 17 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MNH

93in 2016

2007: 123 days median2008: 65 days median2009: 151 days median2010: 106 days median2011: 171 days median2012: 93 days median2013: 124 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 99 days median2016: 93 days median
2007high 171 (2011) · low 65 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · MNH

1in 2016

2009: 72012: 12013: 12016: 1
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MNH

89in 2025

2007: 182008: 302009: 452010: 592011: 1072012: 4332013: 4642014: 2862015: 1522016: 2162017: 1742018: 1292019: 4032020: 4322021: 5312022: 2652023: 1212024: 3022025: 89
2007high 531 (2021) · low 18 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MNH, 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
20075123018
20081365030
200913151745
201010106059
2011171710107
20127931433
2013101241464
2014121400286
201510990152
20168931216
20170—0174
20180—0129
20190—0403
20200—0432
20210—0531
20220—0265
20230—0121
20240—0302
20250—089
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Spinal Concepts, Inc. BacFix™ # Spinal Fixation System consists of a combination of components which include rods, hooks, locking wedges, screws and transverse connectors which are indicated to provide temporary stability of the thoracic, thoracolumbar or lumbar spine (T1-S1). When intended for pedicle screw fixation, the implants are intended for use in Grade 3 and 4 sponylolisthesis at L5-S1, utilizing autologous bone graft, having the device fixed…

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The Spinal Concepts, Inc. BacFix™ # Spinal Fixation System consists of a combination of components which include rods, hooks, locking wedges, screws and transverse connectors which are indicated to provide temporary stability of the thoracic, thoracolumbar or lumbar spine (T1-S1).

When intended for pedicle screw fixation, the implants are intended for use in Grade 3 and 4 sponylolisthesis at L5-S1, utilizing autologous bone graft, having the device fixed or attached to the lumbar and sacral spine and intended to be removed after solid fusion is attained. Levels of pedicle screw attachment for this indication range from L3 to the sacrum.

When intended for non-pedicle, posterior screw fixation, the system is intended for hook and/or sacral/iliac screw fixation from the thoracic spine to the ileum/sacrum. The indications are:

Idiopathic scoliosis.

Neuromuscular scoliosis/kyphoscoliosis with associated paralysis or spacticity.

Scoliosis with deficient posterior elements such as that resulting from laminectomy or myelomeningocele.

Spinal fractures (acute reduction or late deformity).

Degenerative disc disease (back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies).

Neoplastic disease.

Spondylolisthesis.

Spinal stenosis.

Revision surgery.

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. “K973687: Spinal Concepts, Inc., Bacfix TI Spinal Fixation System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973687

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Record history
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  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026