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Synthes (Usa) Condylar Head Add-on System

K063181510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 5, 200778-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4770

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

Synthes (Usa) · NEI Prosthesis, Condyle, Mandibular, Temporary

Cleared on Jan 5, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K990637 (Synthes (Usa), 1999) after a 78-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1999. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jan 5, 2007
Review
78 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NEI
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K990637 (1999). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2019: 1 descendant clearedK990637 · Synthes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar Head · Synthes (Usa) · 19991995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K990637 · Synthes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar Head · Synthes (Usa) · 19990
  1. Root · 1 generation backK990637 Synthes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar HeadSynthes (Usa) · 1999
  2. This deviceK063181 Synthes (Usa) Condylar Head Add-on SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2007
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK183113 DePuy Synthes Maxillofacial Portfolio - MR ConditionalSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2019

Most influential descendants

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  • K183113DePuy Synthes Maxillofacial Portfolio - MR ConditionalSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2019 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K990637Synthes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar HeadSynthes (Usa)1999—
0 (this device)K063181Synthes (Usa) Condylar Head Add-on SystemSynthes (Usa)2007—
+1K183113DePuy Synthes Maxillofacial Portfolio - MR ConditionalSynthes (USA) Products, LLC2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K063181, 1999–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K990637Synthes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar Head
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 872.3960: Mandibular condyle prosthesis Predicate Devices: Synthes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar Head (K990637) Stryker Leibinger, Attachable Condylar Head (K020199) Device Description: The Synthes (USA)…
Synthes (Usa)1999—
Kept off the family treeK020199Stryker Leibinger, Attachable Condylar Head
Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree
Summary page 1
…thes Locking Reconstruction Plate (LRP) with Condylar Head (K990637) Stryker Leibinger, Attachable Condylar Head (K020199) Device Description: The Synthes (USA) Condylar Head Add-on System is an adjustable height s…

Also cleared against K990637: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K183113DePuy Synthes Maxillofacial Portfolio - MR ConditionalSynthes (USA) Products, LLC20190

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K183113 (Synthes (USA) Products, LLC, 2019) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K990637.

How does its category compare?

All NEI devices

NEI Prosthesis, Condyle, Mandibular, Temporary: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NEI

1in 2014

2007: 12008: 12014: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NEI

Too few NEI 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NEI

No recall names NEI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NEI

2in 2024

2013: 12014: 32015: 12018: 32019: 62021: 82024: 2
2007high 8 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NEI, 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
20071—00
20081—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
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20130—01
20141—03
20150—01
20160—00
20170—00
20180—03
20190—06
20200—00
20210—08
20220—00
20230—00
20240—02
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Intended for temporary reconstruction in patients undergoing ablative tumor surgery requiring the removal of the mandibular condyle. This device is not for permanent implantation, for patients with TMJ or traumatic injuries, or for treatment of temporomandibular joint disease (TMD).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K063181: Synthes (Usa) Condylar Head Add-on System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K063181

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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