# K051986: Synthes 4.5 MM LCP Straight Reconstruction Plates

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Synthes (Usa)
- Decided: Sep 8, 2005 after 48 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
No predicates in its family tree.
75 later devices descend from it; 12 cite it directly.
0 of 76 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Synthes 3.5 mm LCP Straight Reconstruction Plates: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K060156: Straight Plate with Angular Stability & Screw System (2006), 27 descendants of its own
- K063672: Fibula Plate Prolock with Angular Stability (2007), 25 descendants of its own
- K162674: BioPro Foot Plating Systems (2017), 19 descendants of its own
- K153716: GPC BRAND Locking Bone Plates and Screws Osteosynthesis Plating System. (2016), 15 descendants of its own
- K163361: ANTHEM™ Fracture System (2017), 14 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Synthes 4.5 mm LCP Straight Reconstruction Plates are intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies and non-unions of clavicle, scapula, olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, pelvis, distal tibia, fibula, particularly in osteopenic bone.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051986
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology