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AOS Small Fragment Plating System

K152732510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 10, 201579-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

Avanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos) · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Dec 10, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K000684 (Synthes (Usa), 2000) and 1 other predicate after a 79-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 10, 2015
Review
79 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K000684 (2000). 2 ancestors in all. 3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 other ancestor2016: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants clearedK000684 · Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) System · Synthes (Usa) · 2000 · recalled200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant K000684 · Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) System · Synthes (Usa) · 2000 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK000684 Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2000 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK152732 AOS Small Fragment Plating SystemAvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos) · 2015
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK161913 AOS Small Fragment Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos) · 2016
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK181035 AOS Small Fragment Plating System LiteAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos) · 2018
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK182466 AOS Calcaneal Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions · 2018

Most influential descendants

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  • K161913AOS Small Fragment Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos) · 2016 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K181035AOS Small Fragment Plating System LiteAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos) · 2018 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K182466AOS Calcaneal Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions · 2018 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K000684Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) SystemSynthes (Usa)20001
0 (this device)K152732AOS Small Fragment Plating SystemAvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos)2015—
+1K161913AOS Small Fragment Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos)2016—
+2K181035AOS Small Fragment Plating System LiteAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos)2018—
+3K182466AOS Calcaneal Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201610
201820
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K152732, 2000–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K000684Small Fragment Dynamic Compression Locking (DCL) System
Summary page 4
…HRS, HWC and HTN SUBSTANTIALLY Synthes Small Fragment Dynamic Compression EQUIVALENT DEVICES: Locking (DCL) System (510(k): K000684, Cleared April 28, 2000) and Synthes 2.7mm/3.5mm LCP Distal Fibula…
Synthes (Usa)20001
*K073460Synthes 2.7 MM/3.5 MM LCP Distal Fibula Plates
Summary page 4
…System (510(k): K000684, Cleared April 28, 2000) and Synthes 2.7mm/3.5mm LCP Distal Fibula Plates (510(k): K073460, Cleared February 21, 2008). DEVICE DESCRIPTION: The AOS Small Fragment Plating System…
Synthes (Usa)2008—

Also cleared against K000684: 68 other devices →

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K161913AOS Small Fragment Plating SystemAdvanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos)20162

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?

  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K161913 (Advanced Orthopaedic Solutions, Inc. (Aos), 2016) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 68 other devices also cite its predicate K000684.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, 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 AOS Small Fragment Plating System is intended to be used for fixations of fractures, osteotomies, and non-unions of the clavicle, scapula, olecranon, humerus, radius, ulna, pelvis, distal tibia, fibula, including osteopenic bone.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K152732: AOS Small Fragment Plating System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K152732

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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