# K000636: Stryker Trauma Plating System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
- Decided: May 11, 2000 after 76 days
- Product code: HRS (Plate, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
49 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 50 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K132502: Variax 2 System (2013), 21 descendants of its own
- K140769: Variax 2 System (2014), 19 descendants of its own
- K173135: VariAx 2 System (2017), 13 descendants of its own
- K180500: VariAx 2 System (2018), 12 descendants of its own
- K120409: Piccolo Composite Plate System (2012), 11 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K000636
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology