# K072423: 4.5MM Locking Broad & Narrow Compression Plates, 4.5MM & 5.5MM Cortical & Cancellous Locking Screws, Respectively.

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 7, 2007 after 70 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: 4 generations back to K962616 (1996). 8 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 13 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K000682: Synthes Large Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) System, Synthes (Usa) (2000) Summary page 1.
- K060969: Polyax Locked Plating System, DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K103408: Posterior Lateral Plates (2010), 3 descendants of its own
- K111663: Trauma Internal Fixation Systems (2012), 1 descendant of its own
- K243761: A.L.P.S. Small Fragment Plating System (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K171372: Alians Elbow Locking Plating System (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Large Fragment Locking Plating System is intended for fixation of various long bones, such as the humerus, femur and tibia. It is also for use in fixation of osteopenic bone and fixation and stabilization of non-unions, malunions and osteotomies.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072423
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology