# K020905: NBX - Non-Bridging External Fixator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Biomet Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 15, 2002 after 26 days
- Product code: LXT (Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component, Metal Composite)
- 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K003240 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K003240: Biomet External Wrist Plate, Biomet, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K042458: A.M. Surgical CPF Distal Radial External Cross Pin Fixation System (2004), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Stabilization of open and/or unstable fractures of the distal radius, where soft tissue injury may preclude the use of other fracture treatments such as IM rodding, casting and other means of external fixation.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020905
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology