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Recalled · 2004

Integrated Drive/Pump System

K981636510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 20, 1998104-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.1100Recalls 1

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

Linvatec Corp. · HRX Arthroscope

Cleared on Aug 20, 1998 after a 104-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 of the 480 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 479 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Aug 20, 1998
Review
104 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRX
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

479 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly. 1 of the 480 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2001: 5 descendants cleared2017: 17 descendants cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2013: 6 descendants cleared2021: 45 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12015: 8 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2024: 64 descendants cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2016: 11 descendants cleared2018: 19 descendants cleared2019: 27 descendants cleared2026: 56 descendants cleared2020: 24 descendants cleared2023: 64 descendants cleared2022: 47 descendants cleared2025: 67 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK981636 Integrated Drive/Pump SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1998
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 477 of its ownK990524 E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 447 of its ownK012453 Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (General Orthopedics & Plastic…Sodemsystems · 2001
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 447 of its ownK012457 Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (Neuro/Spine Surgery)Sodemsystems · 2001
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 446 of its ownK012456 Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (Ear, Nose, and Throat)Sodemsystems · 2001
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 443 of its ownK081475 Electric Drill System [XPS 4000 System, Midas Rex Legend Ehs System…Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12001: 52002: 12006: 32008: 22009: 22010: 32011: 12012: 22013: 62014: 42015: 82016: 112017: 172018: 192019: 272020: 242021: 452022: 472023: 642024: 642025: 672026: 56
1999high 67 (2025) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K990524E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp. · 1999 · cites it directly477descendants
  • K012453Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (General Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery)Sodemsystems · 2001 · 2 generations on447descendants
  • K012457Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (Neuro/Spine Surgery)Sodemsystems · 2001 · 2 generations on447descendants
  • K012456Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (Ear, Nose, and Throat)Sodemsystems · 2001 · 2 generations on446descendants
  • K081475Electric Drill System [XPS 4000 System, Midas Rex Legend Ehs System, Integrated Power…Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · 2008 · 3 generations on443descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K981636Integrated Drive/Pump SystemLinvatec Corp.1998—
+1K990524E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp.1999—
+2K012453Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (General Orthopedics & Plastic Surgery)Sodemsystems2001—
+2K012457Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (Neuro/Spine Surgery)Sodemsystems2001—
+2K012456Sodem High Speed System (Electric) (Ear, Nose, and Throat)Sodemsystems2001—
+3K081475Electric Drill System [XPS 4000 System, Midas Rex Legend Ehs System…Medtronic Xomed, Inc.20083

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200150
200210
200630
200820
200920
201030
201110
201220
201360
201440
201580
2016110
2017170
2018190
2019270
2020240
2021451
2022470
2023640
2024640
2025670
2026560
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981636, 1998–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (4)

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
*—Universal Drive System
Named without a submission number
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*—Hall® Irrigation System
Named without a submission number
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*—TPS Total Performance System
Named without a submission number
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*—Hummer 2®
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (479)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K990524E9000 SystemLinvatec Corp.1999477
K172092Reprocessed Shavers/BursRenovo, Inc.20170
K012630Reprocessed Linvatec Arthroscopic BursAlliance Medical, Inc.20010
K012613Reprocssed Linvatec ShaversAlliance Medical, Inc.20010

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Aug 26, 2004Not classifiedZ-0041-05Packaging process controlThe pouch containing the sterile product is not completely seal on all products. Therefore , the sterility of the device is questionable.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K211616ExcelsiusHubGlobus Medical, Inc. · 2021 · 9 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K990524 (Linvatec Corp., 1999) has gone furthest, with 477 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HRX devices

HRX Arthroscope: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HRX

9in 2025

2007: 72008: 92009: 112010: 92011: 32012: 112013: 122014: 92015: 42016: 82017: 42018: 122019: 122020: 72021: 72022: 32023: 42024: 62025: 92026 (partial year): 7
2007high 12 (2013) · low 3 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRX

107in 2025

2007: 89 days median2008: 115 days median2009: 139 days median2010: 114 days median2011: 84 days median2012: 102 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 132 days median2016: 89 days median2017: 97 days median2018: 101 days median2019: 45 days median2020: 141 days median2021: 57 days median2022: 89 days median2023: 249 days median2024: 110 days median2025: 107 days median2026 (partial year): 217 days median
2007high 249 (2023) · low 45 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRX

1in 2024

2007: 32008: 132009: 232010: 122011: 62013: 42015: 72018: 12021: 32024: 1
2007high 23 (2009) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRX

2,076in 2025

2007: 4212008: 4412009: 5582010: 6122011: 6312012: 7782013: 6782014: 8022015: 7632016: 4692017: 9342018: 1,5812019: 1,6762020: 1,7062021: 1,9082022: 1,4062023: 1,8522024: 2,4272025: 2,076
2007high 2,427 (2024) · low 421 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRX, 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
20077893421
2008911513441
20091113923558
2010911412612
20113846631
2012111020778
201312904678
201491400802
201541327763
20168890469
20174970934
20181210111,581
2019124501,676
2020714101,706
202175731,908
202238901,406
2023424901,852
2024611012,427
2025910702,076
202672170—

What is it indicated for?

The Integrated Drive/Pump System functions as a powered instrument system consisting of blades, burs, bur guards, associated handpieces, drive/pump console, footswitch, shaver adapter, and irrigation tubing sets to perform resection of soft tissue and bone. The fields of application include: Otolaryngology, Neurological Surgical, Orthopedic, and Spinal surgical procedures.

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. “K981636: Integrated Drive/Pump System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981636

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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