# K120157: Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 10, 2012 after 83 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: 10 generations back to K954385 (1996). 34 ancestors in all.
64 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 99 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K101962: Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating System, Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. (2010) Summary page 1.
- K111041: Mini Variable System, Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. (2011) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K121437: Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating System (2012), 38 descendants of its own
- K140397: Paralock Plating System / Tuffnek Screw (2014), 31 descendants of its own
- K172300: CoLink View Plating System (2017), 16 descendants of its own
- K181113: CoLink™ Afx Plating System (2018), 14 descendants of its own
- K170693: Phantom Small Bone Intramedullary Nail System (2017), 9 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Mini MaxLock Extreme Plating System is intended to stabilize and aid in the repair of fractures, fusions, and osteotomies for small bones and bone fragments.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120157
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology