# K120787: Merete Locking Bone Plate System Iii

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merete Medical GmbH
- Decided: Nov 27, 2012 after 257 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: 7 generations back to K981372 (1998). 21 ancestors in all.
12 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 34 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050457: Merete Metafix Small Fragment Bone Plate System, Merete Medical GmbH (2005) Summary page 1.
- K090063: Merete Locking Bone Plate System, Merete Medical, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.
- K081513: Merete 3.0 and 3.5 MM Locking Screws, Merete Medical GmbH (2008) Summary page 1.
- K100502: Ascension Total Plate System, Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. (2010) Summary page 1.
- K051605: Sbi K-Wires, Small Bone Innovations, LLC (2005) Summary page 1.
- K100736: Kirschner and Guide Wires, Smt Schilling Metalltechnik GmbH (2010) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K133691: Extrimilock Ankle Plating System (2014), 10 descendants of its own
- K160191: Align Anterior Ankle Fusion Plate (2016), 5 descendants of its own
- K181067: AlignX Ankle Fusion System (2018), 4 descendants of its own
- K173121: Ankle Fusion Plating System (2017), 2 descendants of its own
- K231887: ARIX Ankle Distal Tibia System (2023), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Merete Locking Bone Plate System can be used for adult and pediatric patients. Indications for use include fixation of fresh fractures, revision procedures, joint fusion, and reconstruction of small bones of the hand, feet, wrist, ankles, fingers, and toes.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120787
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology