# K071184: Synthes (Usa) Variable Angle-Locking Compression Plate (VA-LCP) Distal Radius System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Synthes (Usa)
- Decided: Jun 22, 2007 after 53 days
- Product code: HRS (Plate, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
62 later devices descend from it; 9 cite it directly.
0 of 63 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 Volar LCP Distal Radius Plates: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Stryker Leibinger's Volar Plates: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K102694: 2.4MM VA-LCP Dorsal Distal Radius Plates (2010), 50 descendants of its own
- K163361: ANTHEM™ Fracture System (2017), 14 descendants of its own
- K173166: ANTHEM Fracture System (2017), 11 descendants of its own
- K180554: ANTHEM Fracture System (2018), 10 descendants of its own
- K202496: ANTHEM Fracture System (2020), 8 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- May 31, 2013 · Class II · Z-2057-2013: The firm is initiating a Field Safety Correction for the labeling of the 2.4mm VA-LCP Two Column Volar Distal Radius Plate and 1.2 Nm Torque Limiting Attachment. The US Technique guide lists 1.2Nm TLA

## Indications for use
Synthes VA-LCP Distal Radius System is intended for fixation of complex intra- and extra-articular fractures and osteotomies of the distal radius and other small bones.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071184
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology