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Osteonics Spinal System- Rod/ Plate System

K991055510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 27, 1999150-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3070

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

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation

Cleared on Aug 27, 1999 after a 150-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Aug 27, 1999
Review
150 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MNH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK991055 Osteonics Spinal System- Rod/ Plate SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 1999
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK050189 Techtonix SystemStryker Spine · 2005

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  • K050189Techtonix SystemStryker Spine · 2005 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K991055Osteonics Spinal System- Rod/ Plate SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp.1999—
+1K050189Techtonix SystemStryker Spine2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K991055, 1999–2005Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Osteonics® Spinal System Rods and Screws
Named without a submission number
—
*—VSP® Bone Plates and Bone Screws
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050189Techtonix SystemStryker Spine20050

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?

  • Of its descendants, K050189 (Stryker Spine, 2005) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MNH devices

MNH Orthosis, Spondylolisthesis Spinal Fixation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MNH

8in 2016

2007: 52008: 132009: 132010: 102011: 172012: 72013: 102014: 122015: 102016: 8
2007high 17 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MNH

93in 2016

2007: 123 days median2008: 65 days median2009: 151 days median2010: 106 days median2011: 171 days median2012: 93 days median2013: 124 days median2014: 140 days median2015: 99 days median2016: 93 days median
2007high 171 (2011) · low 65 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · MNH

1in 2016

2009: 72012: 12013: 12016: 1
2007high 7 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MNH

89in 2025

2007: 182008: 302009: 452010: 592011: 1072012: 4332013: 4642014: 2862015: 1522016: 2162017: 1742018: 1292019: 4032020: 4322021: 5312022: 2652023: 1212024: 3022025: 89
2007high 531 (2021) · low 18 (2007)2025

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

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20075123018
20081365030
200913151745
201010106059
2011171710107
20127931433
2013101241464
2014121400286
201510990152
20168931216
20170—0174
20180—0129
20190—0403
20200—0432
20210—0531
20220—0265
20230—0121
20240—0302
20250—089
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The uses for the legally marketed Osteonics® Spinal System are as follows: As a posterior, non-pedicle screw system of the T4-S2 spine, the Osteonics® Spinal System is indicated for: Long and short curve scoliosis Vertebral fracture or dislocation Spondylolisthesis Degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies). Previously failed fusion Spinal tumor…

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The uses for the legally marketed Osteonics® Spinal System are as follows:

As a posterior, non-pedicle screw system of the T4-S2 spine, the Osteonics® Spinal System is indicated for:

Long and short curve scoliosis

Vertebral fracture or dislocation

Spondylolisthesis

Degenerative disc disease (defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies).

Previously failed fusion

Spinal tumor

Pedicular Use:

When used as a pedicle screw fixation system of the non-cervical posterior spine in skeletally mature patients, the Osteonics® Spinal System is indicated for one or more of the following: degenerative spondylolisthesis with objective evidence of neurological impairment, fracture, dislocation, scoliosis, kyphosis, spinal tumor, and failed previous fusion (pseudarthrosis).

In addition, the Osteonics® Spinal system is indicated for pedicle screw fixation in skeletally mature patients with severe spondylolisthesis (Grades 3 and 4) at the L5-S1 joint, having fusions with autogenous bone graft, having the device fixed or attached to the lumbar and sacral spine (with pedicle placement at L3 and below)with removal of the implants 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.

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510(k) Report. “K991055: Osteonics Spinal System- Rod/ Plate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991055

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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