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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2015

Synthes (Usa) 3.5MM Conical Screws

K050683510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 27, 200541-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040Recalls 1

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

Synthes (Usa) · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Apr 27, 2005 after a 41-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 70 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Apr 27, 2005
Review
41 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

70 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2009: 2 descendants cleared2019: 7 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2021: 5 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2020: 7 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2023: 12 descendants cleared2024: 7 descendants cleared2025: 5 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK050683 Synthes (Usa) 3.5MM Conical ScrewsSynthes (Usa) · 2005
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 63 of its ownK082934 Extremity Medical Midfoot Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC · 2009
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 56 of its ownK101700 IO Fix Hand, IO Fix Foot, Extremity Medical Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC · 2010 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 24 of its ownK171018 Axis Charcot Fixation System, 4.5 to 8.5mm Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC · 2017
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 22 of its ownK142581 APTUS Foot SystemMedartis AG · 2015
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 21 of its ownK190586 Monster® Screw SystemParagon 28, Inc. · 2019

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 22010: 22012: 22013: 12015: 42017: 32018: 32019: 72020: 72021: 52022: 52023: 122024: 72025: 52026: 5
2009high 12 (2023) · low 0 (2011)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K082934Extremity Medical Midfoot Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC · 2009 · cites it directly63descendants
  • K101700IO Fix Hand, IO Fix Foot, Extremity Medical Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC · 2010 · 2 generations on56descendants
  • K171018Axis Charcot Fixation System, 4.5 to 8.5mm Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC · 2017 · 2 generations on24descendants
  • K142581APTUS Foot SystemMedartis AG · 2015 · 3 generations on22descendants
  • K190586Monster® Screw SystemParagon 28, Inc. · 2019 · 3 generations on21descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K050683Synthes (Usa) 3.5MM Conical ScrewsSynthes (Usa)2005—
+1K082934Extremity Medical Midfoot Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC2009—
+2K101700IO Fix Hand, IO Fix Foot, Extremity Medical Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC20102
+2K171018Axis Charcot Fixation System, 4.5 to 8.5mm Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC2017—
+3K142581APTUS Foot SystemMedartis AG2015—
+3K190586Monster® Screw SystemParagon 28, Inc.2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200920
201020
201220
201310
201540
201730
201830
201970
202070
202150
202250
2023120
202470
202550
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050683, 2005–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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
*—Synthes 3.5 mm Locking Screws
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (70)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K082934Extremity Medical Midfoot Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC200963
K192745DePuy Synthes Trauma ScrewsSynthes (Usa) Products, LLC / Depuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20195
K091577Extremity Medical Midfoot Screw System, Charcx, Intramedullary Screw SystemExtremity Medical, LLC20094

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 13, 2015Class IIZ-1800-2015Employee errorCertain lots of the 3.7mm Cannulated Locking Screws and 3.7mm Cannulated Conical Screws were found to have been labeled incorrectly.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K082934 (Extremity Medical, LLC, 2009) has gone furthest, with 63 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HWC devices

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

FDA decisions per year · HWC

15in 2025

2007: 352008: 332009: 272010: 232011: 352012: 202013: 252014: 312015: 412016: 262017: 402018: 202019: 302020: 282021: 262022: 262023: 242024: 172025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007: 77 days median2008: 76 days median2009: 113 days median2010: 110 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 99 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 88 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 108 days median2020: 75 days median2021: 84 days median2022: 167 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 125 days median
2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 332009: 292010: 72011: 122012: 302013: 142014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 22022: 132025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 33 (2008) · low 0 (2023)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HWC

2,893in 2025

2007: 6692008: 6602009: 6512010: 7652011: 1,1042012: 3,3392013: 3,8502014: 2,5492015: 2,7112016: 2,2852017: 2,5612018: 3,6622019: 5,4632020: 4,8202021: 4,4462022: 3,9342023: 3,7182024: 3,5752025: 2,893
2007high 5,463 (2019) · low 651 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWC, 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
2007357725669
2008337633660
20092711329651
2010231107765
20113588121,104
20122099303,339
20132590143,850
2014318822,549
2015418552,711
20162613142,285
20174012742,561
20182010613,662
20193010855,463
2020287544,820
2021268424,446
202226167133,934
20232410403,718
2024179003,575
20251511112,893
2026211252—

What is it indicated for?

The Synthes 3.5 mm Conical Screws are intended to be used with existing Synthes LCP plating systems for fixation and interfiagmentary compression of various bones, such as the clavicle, scapula, olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, pelvis, tibia and fibula, particularly in osteopenic bone.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K050683: Synthes (Usa) 3.5MM Conical Screws.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050683

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