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Bone Bullet Suture Anchor

K991024510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 16, 1999232-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

Linvatec Corp. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Nov 16, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K953954 (Linvatec Corp., 1996) and 1 other predicate after a 232-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1994.

Decided: Nov 16, 1999
Review: 232 days
Class: Class II
Product code: HWC
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K930892 (1994). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 2 generations backK930892 Mitek Mini Anchor, ModificationMitek Surgical Products, Inc. · 1994
1 generation backK981764 LM AnchorLi Medical Technologies, Inc. · 1998
This deviceK991024 Bone Bullet Suture AnchorLinvatec Corp. · 1999

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−2	K930892	Mitek Mini Anchor, Modification	Mitek Surgical Products, Inc.	1994	—
−1	K981764	LM Anchor	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1998	—
0 (this device)	K991024	Bone Bullet Suture Anchor	Linvatec Corp.	1999	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1996	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K991024, 1994–1999Source: 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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K953954	Preloaded Soft Tissue Anchor Summary page 3 …le Gamma Length 8.89mm Linvatec Corp. Anchor shoulder, knee, foot, ankle, elbow, Single-use Radiation wrist and hand surgical procedures. Diameter: 510(k)# 2.8mm (Major) K953954 1.6mm (Minor) PREDICATE UltraFix MicroMite \| Soft tissue to bone fixation for Titanium Alloy \| Sterile Gamma Length 3.7mm Li Medi…	Linvatec Corp.	1996	—
*	K981764	LM Anchor Summary page 3 …ation for Titanium Alloy \| Sterile Gamma Length 3.7mm Li Medical shoulder, wrist, elbow, knee, foot and Single-use Radiation ankle surgical procedures. Diameter: 510(k)# k981764 1.3mm (undeployed) 2.7mm (deployed) x'“"%."’ YUY o C DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Serv…	Li Medical Technologies, Inc.	1998	—

Also cleared against K953954: 2 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?

The line of descent spans 5 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.5 years on median.
None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K953954.

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

2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	35	77	25	669
2008	33	76	33	660
2009	27	113	29	651
2010	23	110	7	765
2011	35	88	12	1,104
2012	20	99	30	3,339
2013	25	90	14	3,850
2014	31	88	2	2,549
2015	41	85	5	2,711
2016	26	131	4	2,285
2017	40	127	4	2,561
2018	20	106	1	3,662
2019	30	108	5	5,463
2020	28	75	4	4,820
2021	26	84	2	4,446
2022	26	167	13	3,934
2023	24	104	0	3,718
2024	17	90	0	3,575
2025	15	111	1	2,893
2026	21	125	2	—

What is it indicated for?

The Bone Bullet Suture Anchor is used to attach soft tissue to bone for the following indications:

Foot and Ankle

1. Hallux Valgus repairs

2. Midfoot reconstructions

Elbow, Wrist and Hand

1. Scapholunate ligament reconstructions

2. Ulnar or radial collateral ligament reconstructions

3. PIP joint ligament reconstructions

4. Profundus tendon reattachment

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/K991024 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K991024: Bone Bullet Suture Anchor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991024

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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