# K100776: Synthes 2.4 MM/2.7 MM Variable Angle LCP Forefoot/Midfoot System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Synthes (Usa)
- Decided: Aug 3, 2010 after 138 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: 9 generations back to K962616 (1996). 78 ancestors in all.
228 later devices descend from it; 26 cite it directly.
0 of 307 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K071264: Synthes (Usa) 2.4/2.7 MM Locking Foot Module, Synthes (Usa) (2007)
- K063049: Synthes (Usa) Modular Mini Fragment LCP System, Synthes (Usa) (2006) Summary page 1.
- K061808: Darco Locking Bone Plate System, Darco International, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.
- K090063: Merete Locking Bone Plate System, Merete Medical, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.
- K100618: Maxlock Extreme Extremity Plating System with Variable Angle Technology, Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. (2010). Cleared while this submission was under review Summary page 1.
- K073624: Modular Foot System, Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. (2008) Summary page 1.
- K090675: Smith & Nephew, Inc. VLP Foot Plating, Screw System and Accessories, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K112583: Synthes Cortical Screws (2011), 118 descendants of its own
- K120070: Synthes Variable Angle LCP Elbow System (2012), 76 descendants of its own
- K120717: Synthes Variable Angle LCP Elbow System (Medical and Posterolateral Distal Humerus Plates) (2012), 53 descendants of its own
- K120854: Synthes VA LCP Ankle Trauma System (2012), 44 descendants of its own
- K161616: DePuy Synthes 4.0 mm and 4.5 mm Cortex Screws, DePuy Synthes 2.4 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 3.5 mm and 4.0 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 4.5 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 6.5 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 7.0 mm and 7.3 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 1.5 mm Headless Compression Screws, DePuy Synthes 2.4 mm Headless Compression Screws, DePuy Synthes 3.0 mm Headless Compression Screws, DePuy Synthes 4.5 mm and 6.5 mm Headless Compression Screw (2017), 33 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Synthes 2.4 mm / 2.7 mm Variable Angle LCP Forefoot / Midfoot System is indicated for fixation of osteotomies, fusions, fractures, nonunions, malunions and replantations of small bones and small bone fragments in adult and adolescent (12 -21 years) patients, including the foot and ankle, and particularly in osteopenic bone.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K100776
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology