# K071563: Peri-Loc Periarticular Locked Plating System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 8, 2007 after 62 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
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K962616 (1996). 29 ancestors in all.
495 later devices descend from it; 10 cite it directly.
1 of 525 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K062216: Peri-Loc Periarticular Locked Plating System, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.
- K033669: Smith & Nephew Locking Bone Plate System (Locking Bone Plates and Screws), Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K051735: Peri-Loc Locking Bone Plates and Locking Bone Screws for the Upper Extremity, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K993106: Smith & Nephew Bone Plate System (Bone Plates, Bone Screws and Accessories), Smith & Nephew, Inc. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K011335: Synths One-Third Tubular DCL Plate, Synthes (Usa) (2001)

## Most influential descendants
- K090675: Smith & Nephew, Inc. VLP Foot Plating, Screw System and Accessories (2009), 487 descendants of its own
- K100776: Synthes 2.4 MM/2.7 MM Variable Angle LCP Forefoot/Midfoot System (2010), 228 descendants of its own
- K111994: Smith & Nephew Cannulated Screws and Washers (2011), 161 descendants of its own
- K112583: Synthes Cortical Screws (2011), 118 descendants of its own
- K143039: CrossRoads Screw System (2015), 79 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
PERI-LOC Periarticular Locked Plating System VLP Plates and Screws can be used for adult and pediatric patients, as well as patients with osteopenic bone. PERI-LOC contoured VLP Plates and Screws are indicated for partial articular fractures (AO/OTA Fracture Classification Type B) of the distal and proximal tibia, and for fracture fixation of the fibula. PERI-LOC VLP One-Third Tubular Locking Plates are indicated for fixation of fractures, non-unions and osteotomies of the medial malleolus, fibula, distal ulna, olecranon, calcaneus and metatarsals. Components in the PERI-LOC Periarticular Locked Plating System are for single use only.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071563
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology