# K172170: APTUS (R) Wrist 2.5 System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medartis AG
- Decided: Sep 8, 2017 after 52 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 K962616 (1996). 21 ancestors in all.
8 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 30 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K142906: APTUS Wrist 2.5 System, Medartis AG (2015) Summary page 4.
- K051567: Aptus Titanium Osteosynthesis System, Medartis, Inc. (2005) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K232144: Sterile Products of the APTUS System (2023), 3 descendants of its own
- K243610: APTUS Hand System; APTUS Elbow Dorsal Olecranon (2025), 2 descendants of its own
- K260390: Super Upper Limbs Versalock Plating System (2026), 1 descendant of its own
- K262537: Versalock Sterile Plating System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K260761: APTUS Clavicle System 2.8 (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
APTUS® Wrist 2.5 System is intended for use in hand and forearm fractures, osteotomies, and arthrodeses.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K172170
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology