# K103284: Laminoplasy Plating System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Aesculap Implant Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 2, 2010 after 27 days
- Product code: NQW (Orthosis, Spine, Plate, Laminoplasty, Metal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3050
- 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 K761228 (1976). 12 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 14 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K090354: Laminoplasty Plating System, Aesculap Implant System, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.
- K032534: Synthes Afs, Synthes Spine (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K160114: Xspan Laminoplasty Fixation System (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Aesculap Implant Systems Laminoplasty Plating System is intended for use in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spine (03-T3) after a laminoplasty has been performed. The Laminoplasty Plating System holds or buttresses the allograft in place in order to prevent expulsion of the allograft, or impingement of the spinal cord.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K103284
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology