# K133616: Matrixrib Fixation System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Synthes (USA) Products, LLC
- Decided: May 2, 2014 after 158 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: 4 generations back to K972420 (1997). 13 ancestors in all.
26 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 40 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K081623: Synthes Rib Fixation System, Synthes (Usa) (2008) Summary page 1.
- K112689: Synthes Sternal Fixation System, Synthes, Inc. (2011) Summary page 1.
- K093772: Synthes Sternal Fixation System, Synthes (2010) Summary page 1.
- K081700: Synthes (Usa) Sternal Fixation System - Line Extension, Synthes (Usa) (2008) Summary page 1.
- K050041: Synthes (Usa) Sterile Sternal Fixation System, Synthes (Usa) (2005) Summary page 1.
- K010943: Synthes Sternal Fixation System, Synthes (Usa) (2001)
- K073556: Medxpert P.E.S. (Pectus Exacvatum System), Medxpert Stratos, Medxpert GmbH (2008) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K142823: Biomet Microfixation Thoracic Fixation System (2015), 23 descendants of its own
- K151173: Biomet Microfixation RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System (2015), 13 descendants of its own
- K152253: Biomet Microfixation RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System (2016), 11 descendants of its own
- K153482: KLS Martin Thoracic Plating System (2016), 9 descendants of its own
- K162974: Biomet Microfixation RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System (2016), 8 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The MatrixRlB Fixation System is indicated for use in skeletally mature patients with normal or osteoporotic bone for the fixation, stabilization, and reconstruction of: * fractures, fusions, osteotomies, and/or resections of the ribs and sternum, including spanning gaps and/or defects * Pectus Excavatum, Pectus Carinatumn, and other chest wall deformities

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K133616
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology