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LM Anchor

K981755510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Jul 13, 199856-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

Li Medical Technologies, Inc. · MBI Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue

Cleared on Jul 13, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K915889 (Mitek Surgical Products, Inc., 1992) after a 56-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992.

Decided: Jul 13, 1998
Review: 56 days
Class: Class II
Product code: MBI
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K915889 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK915889 Mitek Bone Anchor, ModificationMitek Surgical Products, Inc. · 1992
This deviceK981755 LM AnchorLi Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K915889	Mitek Bone Anchor, Modification	Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.	1992	—
0 (this device)	K981755	LM Anchor	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1998	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981755, 1992–1998Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K915889	Mitek Bone Anchor, Modification Summary page 1 …84, 203-944-2800 Rhodemann Li, Vice President May 15, 1998 Staple, Fixation, Bone Bone anchor LM Anchor or dther proprietary name Mitek Surgical Products GII Anchor (K915889) Made from surgical grade stainless steel (316L), the LM Anchor is designed with a crown and a center pin through which suture i…	Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.	1992	—

Also cleared against K915889: 5 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

Its one ancestor has no recall.
5 other devices also cite its predicate K915889.

How does its category compare?

All MBI devices

MBI Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MBI

27in 2025

2007high 52 (2023) · low 10 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MBI

58in 2025

2007high 107 (2021) · low 30 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · MBI

1in 2025

2007high 24 (2007) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MBI

3,826in 2025

2007high 3,826 (2025) · low 240 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MBI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	16	80	24	240
2008	10	69	6	338
2009	19	82	2	355
2010	17	76	3	291
2011	30	75	23	328
2012	24	94	6	371
2013	31	100	2	442
2014	23	101	0	504
2015	23	85	0	507
2016	17	94	0	795
2017	17	70	4	675
2018	16	91	2	1,072
2019	31	90	0	1,303
2020	35	83	1	1,454
2021	18	107	0	1,890
2022	19	64	0	1,591
2023	52	57	1	2,503
2024	22	30	1	3,779
2025	27	58	1	3,826
2026	30	63	0	—

What is it indicated for?

Shoulder - bankart repair, rotator cuff repair, SLAP lesion, acromio-clavicular separation, biceps tenodesis, deltoid repair, capsular shift reconstruction, capsulolabral reconstruction Hand/wrist - ulnar or lateral collateral ligament reconstruction, radial collateral ligament, scapholunate ligament reconstruction Foot/ankle - hallux valgus reconstruction, midfoot reconstructions, lateral stabilization, medial stabilization, achilles tendon Elbow -…

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Shoulder - bankart repair, rotator cuff repair, SLAP lesion, acromio-clavicular separation, biceps tenodesis, deltoid repair, capsular shift reconstruction, capsulolabral reconstruction

Hand/wrist - ulnar or lateral collateral ligament reconstruction, radial collateral ligament, scapholunate ligament reconstruction

Foot/ankle - hallux valgus reconstruction, midfoot reconstructions, lateral stabilization, medial stabilization, achilles tendon

Elbow - biceps tendon, ulnar collateral ligament, radial collateral ligament

Knee - medial collateral ligament, lateral collateral ligament, patellar tendon, patellar ligament avulsions, posterior oblique ligament, joint capsule to tibia, iliotibial band tenodesis

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

https://510kreport.com/device/K981755 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K981755: LM Anchor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981755

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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