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Depuy Orthotech Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference Screw

K980440510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 3, 199858-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

Depuy, Inc. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Apr 3, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K955733 (Depuy, Inc., 1996) and 1 other predicate after a 58-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1994. 20 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 3, 1998
Review
58 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K933738 (1994). 5 ancestors in all. 20 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor1998: 3 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants clearedK933738 · M. Kurosaka Interference Fixation Screw · Depuy, Inc. · 1994 · recalledK955733 · Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated) · Depuy, Inc. · 19961990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 4 descendants6 generations forward: 6 descendants7 generations forward: 1 descendant8 generations forward: 1 descendant K955733 · Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated) · Depuy, Inc. · 1996K933738 · M. Kurosaka Interference Fixation Screw · Depuy, Inc. · 1994 · recalled0+5
  1. Root · 2 generations backK933738 M. Kurosaka Interference Fixation ScrewDepuy, Inc. · 1994 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK955733 Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated)Depuy, Inc. · 1996
  3. This deviceK980440 Depuy Orthotech Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference ScrewDepuy, Inc. · 1998
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 18 of its ownK981670 Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom…Depuy, Inc. · 1998
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK982662 Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw, Depuy Phantom…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK993073 Smart Screw Acl Models 237020, 237025, 237030, 238020, 238025…Bionx Implants, Ltd. · 1999
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 15 of its ownK032894 Osteo Acl Screw Model;237020T, 237025T, 237030T, 238020T, 238025T…Linvatec Biomaterials, Inc. · 2004
  8. Descendant · 4 generations on · 13 of its ownK052080 Matryx Interference ScrewLinvatec Biomaterials, Inc. · 2005

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 31999: 12004: 12005: 22007: 22009: 12010: 22012: 32017: 22018: 22022: 1
1998high 3 (1998) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 20 · See all
  • K981670Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference…Depuy, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly18descendants
  • K982662Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw, Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference ScrewDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1998 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K993073Smart Screw Acl Models 237020, 237025, 237030, 238020, 238025, 238030, 239020, 239025…Bionx Implants, Ltd. · 1999 · 2 generations on16descendants
  • K032894Osteo Acl Screw Model;237020T, 237025T, 237030T, 238020T, 238025T, 238030T, 239020T…Linvatec Biomaterials, Inc. · 2004 · 3 generations on15descendants
  • K052080Matryx Interference ScrewLinvatec Biomaterials, Inc. · 2005 · 4 generations on13descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K933738M. Kurosaka Interference Fixation ScrewDepuy, Inc.19942
−1K955733Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated)Depuy, Inc.1996—
0 (this device)K980440Depuy Orthotech Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference ScrewDepuy, Inc.1998—
+1K981670Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom Resorbable…Depuy, Inc.1998—
+2K982662Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw, Depuy Phantom Resorbable…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.19984
+2K993073Smart Screw Acl Models 237020, 237025, 237030, 238020, 238025, 238030, 239020…Bionx Implants, Ltd.1999—
+3K032894Osteo Acl Screw Model;237020T, 237025T, 237030T, 238020T, 238025T, 238030T…Linvatec Biomaterials, Inc.2004—
+4K052080Matryx Interference ScrewLinvatec Biomaterials, Inc.2005—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
199510
199610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199830
199910
200410
200520
200720
200910
201020
201230
201720
201820
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980440, 1994–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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
*K955733Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated)
Summary page 1
…Screw CLASSIFICATION: 888.3040 Smooth or threaded bone fixation fastener DEVICE PRODUCT CODE: - 8§7HWC SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT DEVICES: DePuy Hyloc Interference Screw, K955733 Linvatec BioScrew Absorbable Interference Screw, K960652 DEVICE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE: The Phantom Sof-Thread Screw is…
Depuy, Inc.1996—
*K960652Bioscrew Absorbable Interference Screw
Summary page 1
…ation fastener DEVICE PRODUCT CODE: - 8§7HWC SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIVALENT DEVICES: DePuy Hyloc Interference Screw, K955733 Linvatec BioScrew Absorbable Interference Screw, K960652 DEVICE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE: The Phantom Sof-Thread Screw is a resorbable, cannulated, interference screw with widely s…
Linvatec Corp.1996—

Also cleared against K955733: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (20)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K981670Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference…Depuy, Inc.199818
K982900Phantom Softhread Soft Tissue Interference ScrewDepuy, Inc.19980

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?

  • The line of descent spans 4 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 2.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K981670 (Depuy, Inc., 1998) has gone furthest, with 18 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K955733.

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 Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference Screw is intended to be used to provide

interference fixation of soft tissue grafts in ACL reconstruction.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Also cleared against K955733

3 other devices cite the same predicate.

  • K993073Smart Screw Acl Models 237020, 237025, 237030, 238020, 238025, 238030, 239020, 239025, 239030Bionx Implants, Ltd. · 1999
  • K982662Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw, Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference ScrewDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 19984 recalls
  • K981670Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference ScrewDepuy, Inc. · 1998

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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