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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2018

Small Bone Locking Plating System

K081546510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 26, 200885-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030Recalls 1

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

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Aug 26, 2008 after an 85-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 116 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Aug 26, 2008
Review
85 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

116 later devices descend from it, 11 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2011: 3 descendants cleared2012: 4 descendants cleared2020: 13 descendants cleared2019: 11 descendants cleared2015: 6 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2017: 11 descendants cleared2025: 7 descendants cleared2024: 12 descendants cleared2021: 9 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2022: 6 descendants cleared2026: 11 descendants cleared2023: 5 descendants cleared2018: 5 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared20052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK081546 Small Bone Locking Plating SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 90 of its ownK083364 2.5 MM Multidirectional Threaded Pegs, Models 131211110-131211130…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 85 of its ownK101962 Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 77 of its ownK111041 Mini Variable SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2011
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 64 of its ownK120157 Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2012
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 38 of its ownK121437 Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2012

Showing 5 of 116 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12010: 12011: 32012: 42013: 22014: 52015: 62016: 42017: 112018: 52019: 112020: 132021: 92022: 62023: 52024: 122025: 72026: 11
2008high 13 (2020) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 116 · See all
  • K0833642.5 MM Multidirectional Threaded Pegs, Models 131211110-131211130, 1.5 MM Locking…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly90descendants
  • K101962Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on85descendants
  • K111041Mini Variable SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on77descendants
  • K120157Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on64descendants
  • K121437Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. · 2012 · 4 generations on38descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K081546Small Bone Locking Plating SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2008—
+1K0833642.5 MM Multidirectional Threaded Pegs, Models 131211110-131211130, 1.5 MM…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2008—
+2K101962Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.20101
+3K111041Mini Variable SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.2011—
+3K120157Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.2012—
+4K121437Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating SystemOrthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201010
201130
201240
201320
201450
201560
201640
2017110
201850
2019110
2020130
202190
202260
202350
2024120
202570
2026110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K081546, 2008–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (116)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K0833642.5 MM Multidirectional Threaded Pegs, Models 131211110-131211130, 1.5 MM Locking…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.200890
K143717Treace Medical Concepts (TMC) Plating SystemTreace Medical Concepts, Inc.201512
K110086Ifs Profile Plates, Screws, and WashersInternal Fixation Systems, Inc.20115
K182718Mini and Micro Fragments Reconstruction System – GMReisGm Dos Reis Industria E Comerico Ltda.20194
K143749Arthrex Distal Radius SystemArthrex, Inc.20152
K140372Fragment Plate SystemSkeletal Dynamics, LLC20142
K111663Trauma Internal Fixation SystemsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20121
K200785Stratum™ Reduced Size Foot Plating SystemNextremity Solutions, Inc.20200
K192473Exsomed Wrist Plating SystemExsomed Corporation20190
K140622DVR Dorsal Plate, DVR Lateral Plate, DVR Ulna PlateBiomet, Inc.20140

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 12, 2018Class IIZ-2965-2018Under Investigation by firmA size 22mm threaded peg was found in the package of a 10mm unit.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K083364 (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2008) has gone furthest, with 90 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HRS

54in 2025

2007: 352008: 352009: 472010: 492011: 432012: 592013: 562014: 762015: 562016: 442017: 572018: 402019: 462020: 482021: 402022: 472023: 402024: 542025: 542026 (partial year): 51
2007high 76 (2014) · low 35 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRS

90in 2025

2007: 63 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 85 days median2010: 100 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 106 days median2013: 89 days median2014: 57 days median2015: 97 days median2016: 109 days median2017: 122 days median2018: 116 days median2019: 89 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 87 days median2022: 144 days median2023: 120 days median2024: 96 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 82 days median
2007high 144 (2022) · low 57 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRS

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 112009: 32010: 162011: 52012: 42013: 112015: 72016: 52017: 32018: 22019: 252020: 12021: 92022: 32023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 3
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

2007: 3392008: 3112009: 4352010: 4912011: 7732012: 1,6632013: 2,6432014: 2,4132015: 3,0952016: 2,2762017: 2,2202018: 2,6632019: 3,3592020: 2,7902021: 2,4422022: 1,7002023: 2,0492024: 1,8492025: 2,306
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
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200735632339
2008358711311
200947853435
20104910016491
201143885773
20125910641,663
20135689112,643
2014765702,413
2015569773,095
20164410952,276
20175712232,220
20184011622,663
20194689253,359
2020488812,790
2021408792,442
20224714431,700
20234012012,049
2024549601,849
2025549012,306
202651823—

What is it indicated for?

The DePuy Small Bone Locking Plating System is intended for stabilization and fixation of small bone fragments in fresh fractures, revision procedures, joint fusion and reconstructions of small bones of the hand, foot, wrist, ankle, humerus, scapula, finger, toe, pelvis and craniomaxillofacial skeleton, particularly in osteopenic bone.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K081546: Small Bone Locking Plating System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K081546

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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