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Synthes Cranial Plates

K020087510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 20, 200241-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4760

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

Synthes (Usa) · JEY Plate, Bone

Cleared on Feb 20, 2002 after a 41-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

Decided
Feb 20, 2002
Review
41 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JEY
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020087Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All JEY devices

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

FDA decisions per year · JEY

2in 2025

2007: 92008: 72009: 42010: 62011: 52012: 102013: 82014: 62015: 72016: 12017: 52018: 72019: 62020: 62021: 42022: 52023: 22024: 52025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 10 (2012) · low 1 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JEY

159in 2024

2007: 115 days median2008: 84 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 199 days median2011: 75 days median2012: 194 days median2013: 126 days median2014: 223 days median2015: 160 days median2017: 190 days median2018: 255 days median2019: 163 days median2020: 198 days median2021: 299 days median2022: 135 days median2024: 159 days median2026 (partial year): 258 days median
2007high 299 (2021) · low 75 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · JEY

1in 2020

2008: 32009: 62010: 852013: 12020: 1
2007high 85 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JEY

1,003in 2025

2007: 292008: 242009: 932010: 2152011: 2412012: 4282013: 7662014: 6162015: 7672016: 5582017: 5682018: 6082019: 5952020: 6802021: 4512022: 3442023: 4952024: 6962025: 1,003
2007high 1,003 (2025) · low 24 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JEY, 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
20079115029
2008784324
20094121693
2010619985215
20115750241
2012101940428
201381261766
201462230616
201571600767
20161—0558
201751900568
201872550608
201961630595
202061981680
202142990451
202251350344
20232—0495
202451590696
20252—01,003
202632580—

What is it indicated for?

The Synthes Cranial Plates are intended for use in selective trauma of the midface and craniofacial skeleton; craniofacial surgery; reconstructive procedures; and selective orthognathic surgery of the maxilla and chin.

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. “K020087: Synthes Cranial Plates.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020087

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026