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Merete BLP Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate

K063487510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 22, 200766-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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

Merete Medical GmbH · KTT Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component

Cleared on Jan 22, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K000684 (Synthes (Usa), 2000) and 2 other predicates after a 66-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1998. 257 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 22, 2007
Review
66 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KTT
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K981372 (1998). 10 ancestors in all. 257 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2000: 3 other ancestors2001: 1 other ancestor1999: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor2009: 1 descendant cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2016: 8 descendants cleared2012: 8 descendants cleared2013: 5 descendants cleared2017: 19 descendants cleared2015: 18 descendants cleared2019: 12 descendants cleared2023: 21 descendants cleared2021: 22 descendants cleared2024: 32 descendants cleared2018: 9 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2020: 18 descendants cleared2014: 8 descendants cleared2025: 20 descendants cleared2022: 18 descendants cleared2026: 33 descendants clearedK981372 · Synthes 3.0 MM PC-Fix System · Synthes (Usa) · 1998K991407 · Synthes Locking Calcaneal Plates · Synthes (Usa) · 1999K033669 · Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System (Locking Bone Plates and Screws) · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2003 · recalledK050457 · Merete Metafix Small Fragment Bone Plate System · Merete Medical GmbH · 20051995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 3 other ancestors3 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 33 descendants4 generations forward: 87 descendants5 generations forward: 72 descendants6 generations forward: 33 descendants7 generations forward: 17 descendants8 generations forward: 4 descendants9 generations forward: 3 descendants10 generations forward: 1 descendant K050457 · Merete Metafix Small Fragment Bone Plate System · Merete Medical GmbH · 2005K033669 · Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System (Locking Bone Plates and Screws) · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2003 · recalledK991407 · Synthes Locking Calcaneal Plates · Synthes (Usa) · 1999K981372 · Synthes 3.0 MM PC-Fix System · Synthes (Usa) · 19980+5+10
  1. Root · 4 generations backK981372 Synthes 3.0 MM PC-Fix SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1998
  2. 3 generations backK991407 Synthes Locking Calcaneal PlatesSynthes (Usa) · 1999
  3. 2 generations backK033669 Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System (Locking Bone Plates and…Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  4. 1 generation backK050457 Merete Metafix Small Fragment Bone Plate SystemMerete Medical GmbH · 2005
  5. This deviceK063487 Merete BLP Small Fragment Locking Bone PlateMerete Medical GmbH · 2007
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 256 of its ownK081513 Merete 3.0 and 3.5 MM Locking ScrewsMerete Medical GmbH · 2008
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 241 of its ownK090063 Merete Locking Bone Plate SystemMerete Medical, Inc. · 2009
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 228 of its ownK100776 Synthes 2.4 MM/2.7 MM Variable Angle LCP Forefoot/Midfoot SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2010
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 118 of its ownK112583 Synthes Cortical ScrewsSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2011
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 76 of its ownK120070 Synthes Variable Angle LCP Elbow SystemSynthes USA · 2012 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 257 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12009: 12010: 32011: 12012: 82013: 52014: 82015: 182016: 82017: 192018: 92019: 122020: 182021: 222022: 182023: 212024: 322025: 202026: 33
2008high 33 (2026) · low 1 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 257 · See all
  • K081513Merete 3.0 and 3.5 MM Locking ScrewsMerete Medical GmbH · 2008 · cites it directly256descendants
  • K090063Merete Locking Bone Plate SystemMerete Medical, Inc. · 2009 · cites it directly241descendants
  • K100776Synthes 2.4 MM/2.7 MM Variable Angle LCP Forefoot/Midfoot SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2010 · 2 generations on228descendants
  • K112583Synthes Cortical ScrewsSynthes (USA) Products, LLC · 2011 · 3 generations on118descendants
  • K120070Synthes Variable Angle LCP Elbow SystemSynthes USA · 2012 · 3 generations on76descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K981372Synthes 3.0 MM PC-Fix SystemSynthes (Usa)1998—
−3K991407Synthes Locking Calcaneal PlatesSynthes (Usa)1999—
−2K033669Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System (Locking Bone Plates and Screws)Smith & Nephew, Inc.20031
−1K050457Merete Metafix Small Fragment Bone Plate SystemMerete Medical GmbH2005—
0 (this device)K063487Merete BLP Small Fragment Locking Bone PlateMerete Medical GmbH2007—
+1K081513Merete 3.0 and 3.5 MM Locking ScrewsMerete Medical GmbH2008—
+1K090063Merete Locking Bone Plate SystemMerete Medical, Inc.2009—
+2K100776Synthes 2.4 MM/2.7 MM Variable Angle LCP Forefoot/Midfoot SystemSynthes (Usa)2010—
+3K112583Synthes Cortical ScrewsSynthes (USA) Products, LLC2011—
+3K120070Synthes Variable Angle LCP Elbow SystemSynthes USA20121

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
199910
200030
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
200910
201030
201110
201280
201350
201480
2015180
201680
2017190
201890
2019120
2020180
2021220
2022180
2023210
2024320
2025200
2026330
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K063487, 1998–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K000684Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) System
Summary page 1
…r. Product Code: KTT Proposed Regulatory Class: Class 11 Predicate Device: - Synthes Small Fragment Locking Compression Plate (LCP) - K000684 - Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System - K033669 Merete MetaFiXTM Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate - K050457 Devi…
Synthes (Usa)20001
*K033669Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System (Locking Bone Plates and Screws)
Summary page 1
…latory Class: Class 11 Predicate Device: - Synthes Small Fragment Locking Compression Plate (LCP) - K000684 - Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System - K033669 Merete MetaFiXTM Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate - K050457 Device Description: The Merete BLPTM Small Fragment Locking B…
Smith & Nephew, Inc.20031
*K050457Merete Metafix Small Fragment Bone Plate System
Summary page 1
…ll Fragment Locking Compression Plate (LCP) - K000684 - Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System - K033669 Merete MetaFiXTM Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate - K050457 Device Description: The Merete BLPTM Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate System consists of anatomically shaped U-oblique plates,…
Merete Medical GmbH2005—

Also cleared against K000684: 68 other devices →

What descends from it? (257)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K081513Merete 3.0 and 3.5 MM Locking ScrewsMerete Medical GmbH2008256
K090063Merete Locking Bone Plate SystemMerete Medical, Inc.2009241
K102688Merete Locking Bone Plate System IIMerete Medical GmbH20100

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?

  • The line of descent spans 9 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.9 years on median.
  • 2 of the 10 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K081513 (Merete Medical GmbH, 2008) has gone furthest, with 256 descendants of its own.
  • 68 other devices also cite its predicate K000684.

How does its category compare?

All KTT devices

KTT Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KTT

10in 2025

2007: 92008: 112009: 112010: 122011: 102012: 92013: 72014: 142015: 122016: 102017: 112018: 62019: 82020: 92021: 102022: 32023: 72024: 52025: 102026 (partial year): 5
2007high 14 (2014) · low 3 (2022)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KTT

88in 2025

2007: 55 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 94 days median2010: 148 days median2011: 157 days median2012: 140 days median2013: 87 days median2014: 129 days median2015: 60 days median2016: 142 days median2017: 184 days median2018: 149 days median2019: 110 days median2020: 200 days median2021: 83 days median2022: 25 days median2023: 29 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 88 days median2026 (partial year): 68 days median
2007high 200 (2020) · low 25 (2022)2026

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

Recalls per year · KTT

2in 2021

2007: 22008: 12009: 22010: 12012: 42013: 72017: 12018: 142019: 32021: 22026 (partial year): 11
2007high 14 (2018) · low 0 (2011)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KTT

673in 2025

2007: 452008: 662009: 452010: 1212011: 1962012: 5272013: 8982014: 4452015: 4012016: 4002017: 4852018: 5972019: 8002020: 9422021: 9612022: 6272023: 5542024: 5232025: 673
2007high 961 (2021) · low 45 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KTT, 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
2007955245
20081173166
20091194245
2010121481121
2011101570196
201291404527
20137877898
2014141290445
201512600401
2016101420400
2017111841485
2018614914597
201981103800
202092000942
202110832961
20223250627
20237290554
20245900523
202510880673
202656811—

What is it indicated for?

The Merete BLPTM Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate System is used for adult and pediatric patients as indicated for small bone fracture fixation. Indications for use include fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non unions of the clavicle, scapula, olecranon, radius, ulner, fibula, metacarpals, metatarsals, Hallux Valgus osteotomy corrections, middle hand and middle foot bones, particular in osteopenic bone.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K063487: Merete BLP Small Fragment Locking Bone Plate.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K063487

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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