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Posterior Lateral Plates

K103408510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 16, 201027-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030

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 Dec 16, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K082300 (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2009) and 1 other predicate after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1996. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 16, 2010
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K962616 (1996). 10 ancestors in all. 3 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 1 other ancestor4 generations back: 1 other ancestor5 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant K072423 · 4.5MM Locking Broad & Narrow Compression Plates, 4.5MM & 5.5MM Cortical & Cancellous Locking Screws, Respectively. · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2007K060969 · Polyax Locked Plating System · DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2006 · recalledK040593 · Periarticular Locking Plates and Screws, 2358, 2359 Series · Zimmer, Inc. · 2004 · recalledK982732 · Synthes (Usa) Distal Radius Plate System (DRPS) · Synthes · 1998K962616 · Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plate (DDRP) System · Synthes (Usa) · 1996−50
  1. Root · 5 generations backK962616 Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plate (DDRP) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1996
  2. 4 generations backK982732 Synthes (Usa) Distal Radius Plate System (DRPS)Synthes · 1998
  3. 3 generations backK040593 Periarticular Locking Plates and Screws, 2358, 2359 SeriesZimmer, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  4. 2 generations backK060969 Polyax Locked Plating SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK072423 4.5MM Locking Broad & Narrow Compression Plates, 4.5MM & 5.5MM…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2007
  6. This deviceK103408 Posterior Lateral PlatesDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2010
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK111663 Trauma Internal Fixation SystemsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK243761 A.L.P.S. Small Fragment Plating SystemBiomet Orthopedics · 2025
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK171372 Alians Elbow Locking Plating SystemNewclip Technics · 2018

Most influential descendants

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  • K111663Trauma Internal Fixation SystemsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2012 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K243761A.L.P.S. Small Fragment Plating SystemBiomet Orthopedics · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K171372Alians Elbow Locking Plating SystemNewclip Technics · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K962616Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plate (DDRP) SystemSynthes (Usa)1996—
−4K982732Synthes (Usa) Distal Radius Plate System (DRPS)Synthes1998—
−3K040593Periarticular Locking Plates and Screws, 2358, 2359 SeriesZimmer, Inc.20042
−2K060969Polyax Locked Plating SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.200610
−1K0724234.5MM Locking Broad & Narrow Compression Plates, 4.5MM & 5.5MM Cortical &…DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2007—
0 (this device)K103408Posterior Lateral PlatesDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2010—
+1K111663Trauma Internal Fixation SystemsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.201217
+2K243761A.L.P.S. Small Fragment Plating SystemBiomet Orthopedics2025—
+1K171372Alians Elbow Locking Plating SystemNewclip Technics2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
200020
200110
200910

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
201810
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K103408, 1996–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K082300Anatomic Locking Plating System
Summary page 1
…uivalent to the currently marketed DePuy Predicate Anatomic Locked Plating System Extra Long Plate Line Extension Devices System, K082300 and DePuy's Large Fragment Locking Plating System K072423. Classification Class 11,2…
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20092
*K0724234.5MM Locking Broad & Narrow Compression Plates, 4.5MM & 5.5MM Cortical & Cancellous…
Summary page 1
…lating System Extra Long Plate Line Extension Devices System, K082300 and DePuy's Large Fragment Locking Plating System K072423. Classification Class 11,21 CFR 888.3030 Performance Performance standards have not been estab…
DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2007—

Also cleared against K082300: 9 other devices →

What descends from it? (3)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K111663Trauma Internal Fixation SystemsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20121
K171372Alians Elbow Locking Plating SystemNewclip Technics20180

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 14 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.1 years on median.
  • 4 of the 10 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K111663 (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2012) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 9 other devices also cite its predicate K082300.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2010, 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 Anatomic Locked Plating System Extra Long Plate Line Extension is intended for fixation of fractures, fusions, osteotomies and non-unions of the clavicle, humerus, radius, ulna, olecranon, metacarpal, metatarsal, malleolus, tibia, fibula, particularly in osteopenic bone.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K103408: Posterior Lateral Plates.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K103408

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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