# K050121: Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System, Model 2357 & 2359

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 31, 2005 after 12 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
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K962616 (1996). 9 ancestors in all.
27 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 37 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042598: Periarticular Locking Plates and Screws, 2357 and 2359 Series, Zimmer, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K070906: Modificaton to: Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plates and Screws (2007), 14 descendants of its own
- K111086: Orthopediatrics Fracture and Osteotomy Bone Plate System (2011), 7 descendants of its own
- K121601: Synthes 2.7/3.5MM Variable Angle LCP Ankle Trauma System-Anterolateral Distal Tibia Plate (2012), 6 descendants of its own
- K082078: Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System: Distal Humeral and Proximal Ulna Plates (2008), 4 descendants of its own
- K111039: Zimmer Periarticular Locking Plate System (2011), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Periarticular Locking Plate System is indicated for temporary internal fixation and stabilization of osteotomies and fractures, including: * Comminuted fractures * Supracondylar fractures * Intra-articular and extra-articular condylar fractures * Fractures in osteopenic bone * Nonunions * Malunions

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K050121
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology