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Synplug

K010840510(k) SpecialCleared Apr 20, 200130-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300

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

Isotis NV · LZN Cement Obturator

Cleared on Apr 20, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K000587 (Isotis NV, 2000) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Apr 20, 2001
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LZN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K000587 (2000). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant clearedK000587 · Shuttle Stop · Isotis NV · 2000200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K000587 · Shuttle Stop · Isotis NV · 20000
  1. Root · 1 generation backK000587 Shuttle StopIsotis NV · 2000
  2. This deviceK010840 SynplugIsotis NV · 2001
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK023680 Biobuck Cement RestrictorSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2002

Most influential descendants

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  • K023680Biobuck Cement RestrictorSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K000587Shuttle StopIsotis NV2000—
0 (this device)K010840SynplugIsotis NV2001—
+1K023680Biobuck Cement RestrictorSmith & Nephew, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K010840, 2000–2002Source: 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? (1)

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
*K000587Shuttle StopIsotis NV2000—

Also cleared against K000587: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023680Biobuck Cement RestrictorSmith & Nephew, Inc.20020

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, K023680 (Smith & Nephew, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K000587.

How does its category compare?

All LZN devices

LZN Cement Obturator: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LZN

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LZN

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

Recalls per year · LZN

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LZN

6in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 32010: 72011: 32012: 132013: 42014: 302015: 412016: 62017: 62018: 82019: 112020: 112021: 122022: 62023: 132024: 72025: 6
2007high 41 (2015) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LZN, 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
20070—01
20080—02
20090—03
20100—07
20110—03
20120—013
20130—04
20140—030
20150—041
20160—06
20170—06
20180—08
20190—011
20200—011
20210—012
20221—16
20230—013
20240—07
20250—06
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

SynPlug' is a cylindrical plug intended for intramedullary occlusion during cemented hip and shoulder arthroplasty.

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. “K010840: Synplug.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K010840

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026