# K121437: Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 13, 2012 after 29 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: 11 generations back to K954385 (1996). 35 ancestors in all.
38 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 74 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K120157: Mini Maxlock Extreme Plating System, Orthohelix Surgical Designs, Inc. (2012) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K140397: Paralock Plating System / Tuffnek Screw (2014), 31 descendants of its own
- K170693: Phantom Small Bone Intramedullary Nail System (2017), 9 descendants of its own
- K182307: Small Bone Phantom® Intramedullary Nail System; TTC Phantom® Intramedullary Nail System (2019), 8 descendants of its own
- K170214: Additive Orthopaedics Locking Lattice Plate (2017), 8 descendants of its own
- K192163: TTC Phantom® Intramedullary Nail System (2020), 6 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/K121437
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology