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Biomet Variable Locking Plate System

K071325510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 26, 200777-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

Biomet Trauma · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Jul 26, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K060379 (Ebi, L.P., 2006) and 1 other predicate after a 77-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2002.

Decided: Jul 26, 2007
Review: 77 days
Class: Class II
Product code: HRS
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K020221 (2002). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK020221 Iql Basic Fragment Plate Set, Iql Basic Fragment Screw Set, Iql…Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002
This deviceK071325 Biomet Variable Locking Plate SystemBiomet Trauma · 2007

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K020221	Iql Basic Fragment Plate Set, Iql Basic Fragment Screw Set, Iql Small Fragment…	Biomet Orthopedics, Inc.	2002	—
0 (this device)	K071325	Biomet Variable Locking Plate System	Biomet Trauma	2007	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2006	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K071325, 2002–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K060379	Ebi Anterior Cervical Plate System Summary page 1 …Product Code(s): HRS, HWC Legally Marketed Devices To Which Substantial Equivalence Is Claimed: EBI Anterior Cervical Plate System (Cyprus) K060379 EBI, L.P. IQL Stainless Steel Bone Plates and Screws K020221 Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. Device Description: The B…	Ebi, L.P.	2006	—
*	K020221	Iql Basic Fragment Plate Set, Iql Basic Fragment Screw Set, Iql Small Fragment Set, Iql… Summary page 1 …To Which Substantial Equivalence Is Claimed: EBI Anterior Cervical Plate System (Cyprus) K060379 EBI, L.P. IQL Stainless Steel Bone Plates and Screws K020221 Biomet Orthopedics, Inc. Device Description: The Biomet Variable Locking Plate System Isan internal fixation system comprise…	Biomet Orthopedics, Inc.	2002	—

Also cleared against K060379: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
3 other devices also cite its predicate K060379.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HRS

54in 2025

2007high 76 (2014) · low 35 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRS

90in 2025

2007high 144 (2022) · low 57 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRS

1in 2025

2007high 25 (2019) · low 0 (2014)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRS

2,306in 2025

2007high 3,359 (2019) · low 311 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRS, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	35	63	2	339
2008	35	87	11	311
2009	47	85	3	435
2010	49	100	16	491
2011	43	88	5	773
2012	59	106	4	1,663
2013	56	89	11	2,643
2014	76	57	0	2,413
2015	56	97	7	3,095
2016	44	109	5	2,276
2017	57	122	3	2,220
2018	40	116	2	2,663
2019	46	89	25	3,359
2020	48	88	1	2,790
2021	40	87	9	2,442
2022	47	144	3	1,700
2023	40	120	1	2,049
2024	54	96	0	1,849
2025	54	90	1	2,306
2026	51	82	3	—

What is it indicated for?

The Biomet Variable Locking Plate System is used for adult or pediatric patients as indicated for pelvic, small and long bone fracture fixation and fixation of bones that have been surgically prepared (osteotomy) for correction of deformity or arthrodesis. Indications for use include internal fixation of the tibia, fibula, femur, metacarpals, metatarsals, humerus, ulna, radius, middle hand and middle foot bones.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K071325 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K071325: Biomet Variable Locking Plate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K071325

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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