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Synthes Resorable Meshes and Sheets

K003788510(k) TraditionalCleared May 30, 2001173-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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

Synthes (Usa) · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on May 30, 2001 after a 173-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 34 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 30, 2001
Review
173 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

34 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2005: 4 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003788 Synthes Resorable Meshes and SheetsSynthes (Usa) · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 21 of its ownK031961 Inion Otps Biodegradable Mesh Plating SystemInion, Ltd. · 2004
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK123672 Inion Freedomscrew (Alternative Marketing Name: Inion Otps…Inion OY · 2013
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 8 of its ownK160304 OsteoBullet Compression ScrewPhalanx Innovations · 2016
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK022139 Hip Tool ImplantOrthopedic Sciences, Inc. · 2002
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 6 of its ownK193660 OSSIOfiber™ Compression ScrewsOSSIO, Ltd. · 2020

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12004: 32005: 42006: 12007: 32008: 22012: 12013: 12016: 12018: 22019: 22020: 32021: 22022: 22023: 22024: 22025: 12026: 1
2002high 4 (2005) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K031961Inion Otps Biodegradable Mesh Plating SystemInion, Ltd. · 2004 · cites it directly21descendants
  • K123672Inion Freedomscrew (Alternative Marketing Name: Inion Otps Freedomscrew)Inion OY · 2013 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K160304OsteoBullet Compression ScrewPhalanx Innovations · 2016 · 3 generations on8descendants
  • K022139Hip Tool ImplantOrthopedic Sciences, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K193660OSSIOfiber™ Compression ScrewsOSSIO, Ltd. · 2020 · 3 generations on6descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003788Synthes Resorable Meshes and SheetsSynthes (Usa)2001—
+1K031961Inion Otps Biodegradable Mesh Plating SystemInion, Ltd.2004—
+2K123672Inion Freedomscrew (Alternative Marketing Name: Inion Otps Freedomscrew)Inion OY2013—
+3K160304OsteoBullet Compression ScrewPhalanx Innovations2016—
+1K022139Hip Tool ImplantOrthopedic Sciences, Inc.2002—
+3K193660OSSIOfiber™ Compression ScrewsOSSIO, Ltd.2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200430
200540
200610
200730
200820
201210
201310
201610
201820
201920
202030
202120
202220
202320
202420
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003788, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (34)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K031961Inion Otps Biodegradable Mesh Plating SystemInion, Ltd.200421
K022139Hip Tool ImplantOrthopedic Sciences, Inc.20027
K033918Ebi Lactosorb Graft Containment SystemEbi, L.P.20043
K073115OrthomeshSynthes (Usa)20081

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, K031961 (Inion, Ltd., 2004) has gone furthest, with 21 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HRS

54in 2025

2007: 352008: 352009: 472010: 492011: 432012: 592013: 562014: 762015: 562016: 442017: 572018: 402019: 462020: 482021: 402022: 472023: 402024: 542025: 542026 (partial year): 51
2007high 76 (2014) · low 35 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRS

90in 2025

2007: 63 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 85 days median2010: 100 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 106 days median2013: 89 days median2014: 57 days median2015: 97 days median2016: 109 days median2017: 122 days median2018: 116 days median2019: 89 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 87 days median2022: 144 days median2023: 120 days median2024: 96 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 82 days median
2007high 144 (2022) · low 57 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRS

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 112009: 32010: 162011: 52012: 42013: 112015: 72016: 52017: 32018: 22019: 252020: 12021: 92022: 32023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 25 (2019) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRS

2,306in 2025

2007: 3392008: 3112009: 4352010: 4912011: 7732012: 1,6632013: 2,6432014: 2,4132015: 3,0952016: 2,2762017: 2,2202018: 2,6632019: 3,3592020: 2,7902021: 2,4422022: 1,7002023: 2,0492024: 1,8492025: 2,306
2007high 3,359 (2019) · low 311 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRS, 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
200735632339
2008358711311
200947853435
20104910016491
201143885773
20125910641,663
20135689112,643
2014765702,413
2015569773,095
20164410952,276
20175712232,220
20184011622,663
20194689253,359
2020488812,790
2021408792,442
20224714431,700
20234012012,049
2024549601,849
2025549012,306
202651823—
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510(k) Report. “K003788: Synthes Resorable Meshes and Sheets.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003788

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026