510(k) · Cleared
ClearedTenor Spinal System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sofamor Danek USA,Inc. · KWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal
Cleared on Oct 5, 1998 after an 80-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Oct 5, 1998
- Review
- 80 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- KWP
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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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- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (3)
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 | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | CD™ Horizon Spinal System Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | TSRH® Spinal System Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | DYNA-LOK® Spinal System Named without a submission number |
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 KWP devicesKWP Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Interlaminal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · KWP
9in 2015
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · KWP
113in 2015
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · KWP
2in 2022
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · KWP
494in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code KWP, 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 | 14 | 96 | 2 | 210 |
| 2008 | 13 | 50 | 1 | 594 |
| 2009 | 12 | 89 | 23 | 682 |
| 2010 | 14 | 186 | 2 | 474 |
| 2011 | 12 | 67 | 6 | 792 |
| 2012 | 18 | 112 | 1 | 918 |
| 2013 | 12 | 99 | 3 | 1,090 |
| 2014 | 13 | 138 | 0 | 1,022 |
| 2015 | 9 | 113 | 1 | 1,348 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 3 | 1,379 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 864 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 1 | 657 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 2 | 518 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 796 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 525 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | 335 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 332 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 436 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 494 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The TENOR™ Spinal System, when used for pedicle screw fixation, is intended only for patients: (a) having severe spondylolisthesis (Grades 3 and 4) of the fifth lumbar ~ first sacral (L5-S1) vertebral joint; (b) who are receiving fusions using autogenous bone graft only; (c) who are having the device fixed or attached to the lumbar and sacral spine (levels of pedicle screw fixation may be from L3 to sacrum); and (d) who are having the device removed…
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The TENOR™ Spinal System, when used for pedicle screw fixation, is intended only for patients: (a) having severe spondylolisthesis (Grades 3 and 4) of the fifth lumbar ~ first sacral (L5-S1) vertebral joint; (b) who are receiving fusions using autogenous bone graft only; (c) who are having the device fixed or attached to the lumbar and sacral spine (levels of pedicle screw fixation may be from L3 to sacrum); and (d) who are having the device removed after the development of a solid fusion mass.
The TENOR™ Spinal System, when used as a posterior, non-pedicle screw fixation system, is intended for the following indications: 1. Degenerative disc disease (as defined by back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies); 2. Pseudarthrosis; 3. Stenosis; 4. Spondylolisthesis; 5. Spinal deformities: scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis; 6. Fracture; 7. Unsuccessful previous attempts at spinal fusion; 8. Tumor resection.
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/K982490 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K982490: Tenor Spinal System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982490
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026