510(k) · Cleared
ClearedDanek Plate and Screw System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sofamor Danek USA,Inc. · MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation
Cleared on Sep 14, 1999 after a 169-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Sep 14, 1999
- Review
- 169 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MNH
- 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.
Planning a device in MNH? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
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 | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | 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 MNH devicesMNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MNH
8in 2016
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MNH
93in 2016
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MNH
1in 2016
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MNH
89in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MNH, 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 | 5 | 123 | 0 | 18 |
| 2008 | 13 | 65 | 0 | 30 |
| 2009 | 13 | 151 | 7 | 45 |
| 2010 | 10 | 106 | 0 | 59 |
| 2011 | 17 | 171 | 0 | 107 |
| 2012 | 7 | 93 | 1 | 433 |
| 2013 | 10 | 124 | 1 | 464 |
| 2014 | 12 | 140 | 0 | 286 |
| 2015 | 10 | 99 | 0 | 152 |
| 2016 | 8 | 93 | 1 | 216 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 174 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 129 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 403 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 432 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 531 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 265 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 121 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 302 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 89 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
When used as a pedicle screw fixation system of the non-cervical posterior spine in skeletally mature patients, the DANEK® Plate and Screw System is indicated for one or more of the following: (1) degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurologic impairment, (2) fracture, (3) dislocation, (4) scoliosis, (5) kyphosis, (6) spinal tumor, and/or (7) failed previous fusion (pseudarthrosis). In addition, when used as a pedicle screw fixation…
Read the full statement (140 words)
When used as a pedicle screw fixation system of the non-cervical posterior spine in skeletally mature patients, the DANEK® Plate and Screw System is indicated for one or more of the following: (1) degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurologic impairment, (2) fracture, (3) dislocation, (4) scoliosis, (5) kyphosis, (6) spinal tumor, and/or (7) failed previous fusion (pseudarthrosis).
In addition, when used as a pedicle screw fixation system, the DANEK® Plate and Screw System is indicated for skeletally mature 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 (L3 and below); and (4) who are having the device removed after the development of a solid fusion mass.
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/K991036 · printed Nov 4, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K991036: Danek Plate and Screw System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991036
Report an extraction error
Are you the manufacturer?
Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026