# K980440: Depuy Orthotech Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference Screw

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 3, 1998 after 58 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
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K933738 (1994). 5 ancestors in all.
20 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K955733: Hyloc Interference Screw (Cannulated)/(Non-Cannulated), Depuy, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K960652: Bioscrew Absorbable Interference Screw, Linvatec Corp. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K981670: Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw and Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference Screw (1998), 18 descendants of its own
- K982662: Depuy Profile Round Head Interference Screw, Depuy Phantom Resorbable Interference Screw (1998), 17 descendants of its own
- K993073: Smart Screw Acl Models 237020, 237025, 237030, 238020, 238025, 238030, 239020, 239025, 239030 (1999), 16 descendants of its own
- K032894: Osteo Acl Screw Model;237020T, 237025T, 237030T, 238020T, 238025T, 238030T, 239020T, 239025T, 239030T, 231020T, 231025T, (2004), 15 descendants of its own
- K052080: Matryx Interference Screw (2005), 13 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Phantom Sof-Thread Soft Tissue Interference Screw is intended to be used to provide interference fixation of soft tissue grafts in ACL reconstruction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K980440
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology