# K992945: Rci Fixation Screws (with Assorted Sizes)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 18, 1999 after 78 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K915424 (1993). 3 ancestors in all.
8 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980841: Rci Fixation Screws, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K212547: Quick-Start Screws (2021), 2 descendants of its own
- K080974: TLS Fixation System (2008), 2 descendants of its own
- K231819: Quick-Start Orthopaedic Fixation Screw and Reverse Thread Screw (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K242442: Quick-Start Orthopaedic Fixation Screw and Reverse Thread Screw (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K120740: Cols® Fixation System (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
RCI Fixation Screws are used for interference fixation of Bone-Tendon-Bone or soft tissue grafts in anterior or posterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K992945
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology