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Emerge Medical Bone Plate System

K133536510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 26, 2014100-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

Emerge Medical · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Feb 26, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K030310 (Synthes (Usa), 2003) and 5 other predicates after a 100-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2000.

Decided
Feb 26, 2014
Review
100 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
None
Predicates
6

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K000684 (2000). 7 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2006: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestorK000684 · Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) System · Synthes (Usa) · 2000 · recalledK011335 · Synths One-Third Tubular DCL Plate · Synthes (Usa) · 2001 · recalled2000200520102015
  1. Root · 2 generations backK000684 Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2000 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK011335 Synths One-Third Tubular DCL PlateSynthes (Usa) · 2001 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK133536 Emerge Medical Bone Plate SystemEmerge Medical · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K000684Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) SystemSynthes (Usa)20001
−1K011335Synths One-Third Tubular DCL PlateSynthes (Usa)20012
0 (this device)K133536Emerge Medical Bone Plate SystemEmerge Medical2014—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200110
200210
200310
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K133536, 2000–2014Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (6)

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
*K030310Synthes Stainless Steel Modular Hand System
Summary page 2
…dicate devices listed in Table 5.1 Predicate Devices. Table 5.1 Predicate Devices 510k Number Trade or Proprietary or Model Name Manufacturer K0303 10 Synthes Modular Hand System Synthes KOO01941 Synthes Modular Foot System…
Synthes (Usa)2003—
*K001941Synthes Modular Foot SystemSynthes (Usa)20001
*K020401Synthes Calcaneal Plate
Summary page 2
…cturer K0303 10 Synthes Modular Hand System Synthes KOO01941 Synthes Modular Foot System Synthes K020401 Synthes Calcaneal Plate Synthes K063049 Synthes Mini Fragment LCP System…
Synthes (Usa)2002—
*K063049Synthes (Usa) Modular Mini Fragment LCP System
Summary page 2
…ynthes KOO01941 Synthes Modular Foot System Synthes K020401 Synthes Calcaneal Plate Synthes K063049 Synthes Mini Fragment LCP System Synthes K01 1335 Synthes One-Third DCL Plate…
Synthes (Usa)20064
*K011335Synths One-Third Tubular DCL Plate
Summary page 2
…ynthes K020401 Synthes Calcaneal Plate Synthes K063049 Synthes Mini Fragment LCP System Synthes K01 1335 Synthes One-Third DCL Plate Synthes K010321 Synthes Modular Foot Systeni-2.7mm M…
Synthes (Usa)20012
*K010321Modular Foot System - 2.7 MM Module
Summary page 2
…ynthes K063049 Synthes Mini Fragment LCP System Synthes K01 1335 Synthes One-Third DCL Plate Synthes K010321 Synthes Modular Foot Systeni-2.7mm Module Synthes PERFORMANCE DATA The Emerge Medical Bone Plate System h…
Synthes (Usa)2001—

Also cleared against K030310: 15 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 12.6 years on median.
  • 4 of the 7 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 15 other devices also cite its predicate K030310.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, 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 Emerge Medical Locking Mini Fragment System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions, deformations, revisions, replantations, of small bones and bone fragments including tarsals, metatarsals, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, calcaneus, hand, wrist, foot, and ankle, including in osteopenic bone. The Emerge Medical Non-Locking Mini Fragment System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions, deformations…

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The Emerge Medical Locking Mini Fragment System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions, deformations, revisions, replantations, of small bones and bone fragments including tarsals, metatarsals, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, calcaneus, hand, wrist, foot, and ankle, including in osteopenic bone.

The Emerge Medical Non-Locking Mini Fragment System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions, deformations, revisions, replantations of small bones and bone fragments including tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges, calcaneus, hand, wrist, foot, and ankle, including in osteopenic bone.

The Emerge Medical Non-Locking Modular Hand System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions, deformations, revisions, replantations, of bones and bone fragments including phalanges, hand, and wrist, including in osteopenic bones.

The Emerge Medical Modular Foot System is intended for fixation of fractures, osteotomies, non-unions, deformations, revisions, replantations, of bones and bone fragments including tarsals, metatarsals, calcaneus, foot, and ankle, including in osteopenic bone.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K133536: Emerge Medical Bone Plate System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K133536

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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