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Tac' Pin

K993910510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 1, 200076-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

New Deal, S.A. · JDW Pin, Fixation, Threaded

Cleared on Feb 1, 2000 as substantially equivalent to K983121 (Syntec Scientific Corp., 1998) after a 76-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1998. 14 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 1, 2000
Review
76 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDW
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K983121 (1998). 14 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK983121 · Non-Sterile Kirschner Wires and Steinmann Pins, Models #'S 290-101/160, 290-201/216, 290-060/330, 290-161/220 · Syntec Scientific Corp. · 19981995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 4 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant7 generations forward: 1 descendant K983121 · Non-Sterile Kirschner Wires and Steinmann Pins, Models #'S 290-101/160, 290-201/216, 290-060/330, 290-161/220 · Syntec Scientific Corp. · 19980+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK983121 Non-Sterile Kirschner Wires and Steinmann Pins, Models #'S…Syntec Scientific Corp. · 1998
  2. This deviceK993910 Tac' PinNew Deal, S.A. · 2000
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 12 of its ownK051740 Tapered Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2005
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK072710 Nexfix Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2007
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 10 of its ownK100926 Arrowhead Fixation DeviceArrow Products, Inc. · 2010
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 9 of its ownK112675 Arrow-Lok Digital SystemArrowhead Medical Device Technologies, LLC · 2011 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 4 of its ownK183055 Vector Hammertoe Correction SystemNvision Biomedical Technologies, LLC · 2019

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Descendants cleared per year

2001: 12005: 12007: 12010: 12011: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2001high 1 (2001) · low 0 (2002)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K051740Tapered Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly12descendants
  • K072710Nexfix Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2007 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K100926Arrowhead Fixation DeviceArrow Products, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on10descendants
  • K112675Arrow-Lok Digital SystemArrowhead Medical Device Technologies, LLC · 2011 · 3 generations on9descendants
  • K183055Vector Hammertoe Correction SystemNvision Biomedical Technologies, LLC · 2019 · 4 generations on4descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K983121Non-Sterile Kirschner Wires and Steinmann Pins, Models #'S 290-101/160…Syntec Scientific Corp.1998—
0 (this device)K993910Tac' PinNew Deal, S.A.2000—
+1K051740Tapered Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc.2005—
+1K072710Nexfix Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc.2007—
+2K100926Arrowhead Fixation DeviceArrow Products, Inc.2010—
+3K112675Arrow-Lok Digital SystemArrowhead Medical Device Technologies, LLC20111
+4K183055Vector Hammertoe Correction SystemNvision Biomedical Technologies, LLC2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200510
200710
201010
201110
201410
201510
201610
201910
202010
202110
202210
202410
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K993910, 1998–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK082931Threaded fixation pin manufactured by Sgarlato Laboratories
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
*K983121Non-Sterile Kirschner Wires and Steinmann Pins, Models #'S 290-101/160, 290-201/216…
Summary page 2
…Threaded fixation pin manufactured by Sgarlato laboratories (’_ 82931), and the Kirschner wires and Steitnmann pins manufactured by Syntec-Taichung Medical Instruments (K983121). COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS Both the TAC’pin®, the Sgarlato threaded fixation pin, and the Kirschner wires an…
Syntec Scientific Corp.1998—

Also cleared against K983121: 6 other devices →

What descends from it? (14)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K051740Tapered Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc.200512
K072710Nexfix Compression PinNexa Orthopedics, Inc.200711
K011875Modification to the Tac' PinNew Deal, S.A.20010

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K051740 (Nexa Orthopedics, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 12 descendants of its own.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K983121.

How does its category compare?

All JDW devices

JDW Pin, Fixation, Threaded: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDW

2in 2025

2007: 22009: 12010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 22015: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 22021: 22022: 22025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDW

Too few JDW 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · JDW

21in 2018

2009: 22010: 22012: 522017: 22018: 21
2007high 52 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDW

29in 2025

2007: 252008: 262009: 292010: 292011: 552012: 752013: 692014: 272015: 702016: 462017: 432018: 942019: 5752020: 4022021: 1682022: 1212023: 722024: 652025: 29
2007high 575 (2019) · low 25 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20072—025
20080—026
20091—229
20102—229
20111—055
20121—5275
20132—069
20142—027
20151—070
20160—046
20171—243
20181—2194
20191—0575
20202—0402
20212—0168
20222—0121
20230—072
20240—065
20252—029
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The TAC’pin® is indicated for synthesis of small bones fragments, in the foot only. Examples include:

-Akin type osteotomy

-first MP Arthrodesis

-phalangeal arthrodesis

-small bones osteosynthesis requiring compression.

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. “K993910: Tac' Pin.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K993910

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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