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Guided Growth Plate System Plus

K180624510(k) SpecialCleared May 15, 201867-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

Orthofix Srl · OBT Plate, Bone, Growth Control, Pediatric, Epiphysiodesis

Cleared on May 15, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K172183 (Orthofix Srl, 2018) after a 67-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2003.

Decided
May 15, 2018
Review
67 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OBT
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K031493 (2003). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK031493 Growth Guidance PlateUniversity of Utah/School of Medicine · 2003
  2. 2 generations backK093442 Guided Growth SystemOrthofix, Inc. · 2010
  3. 1 generation backK172183 Guided Growth Plate System PlusOrthofix Srl · 2018
  4. This deviceK180624 Guided Growth Plate System PlusOrthofix Srl · 2018
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K031493Growth Guidance PlateUniversity of Utah/School of Medicine2003—
−2K093442Guided Growth SystemOrthofix, Inc.2010—
−1K172183Guided Growth Plate System PlusOrthofix Srl2018—
0 (this device)K180624Guided Growth Plate System PlusOrthofix Srl2018—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K180624, 2003–2018Source: 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? (1)

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
*K172183Guided Growth Plate System Plus
Summary page 4
…3030 Product Code OBT Name of Predicate Device 510(k) # Manufacturer Guided Growth Plate System Plus K172183 Orthofix Srl Fixation staples K834513 STRYKER CORP. - Blount Stapl…
Orthofix Srl2018—
†K834513Fixation StaplesStryker Corp.1984—
†K140431Pediloc Fragment SystemOrthoPediatrics Corp.2014—
†K031493Growth Guidance PlateUniversity of Utah/School of Medicine2003—

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 15 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.6 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All OBT devices

OBT Plate, Bone, Growth Control, Pediatric, Epiphysiodesis: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OBT

1in 2022

2010: 12011: 12018: 22019: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OBT

Too few OBT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · OBT

No recall names OBT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OBT

2in 2025

2011: 12015: 12020: 32021: 12022: 12023: 12025: 2
2007high 3 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OBT, 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
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20090—00
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20150—01
20160—00
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20182—00
20191—00
20200—03
20210—01
20221—01
20230—01
20240—00
20250—02
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Guided Growth Plate System Plus is intended for redirecting the growth of long bones.

It is indicated for gradually correcting angular growth deformities in growing children. Specific conditions/diseases for which the device will be indicated include: valgus, varus or flexion, extension deformities of the knee (femur and/or tibia); valgus, varus, or plantar flexion deformities of the ankle; valgus or varus deformities of the elbow (humerus), and radial or ulnar deviation, flexion or extension deformities of the wrist (radius).

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

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K180624: Guided Growth Plate System Plus.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K180624

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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