# K182818: LOQTEQ VA Calcaneus Plate 3.5

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aap Implantate AG
- Decided: Aug 1, 2019 after 302 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: 2 generations back to K981372 (1998). 7 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K991407: Synthes Locking Calcaneal Plates, Synthes (Usa) (1999) Summary page 4.
- K072411: Aap Bone Plates and Screw Implants, Aap Implantate AG (2008) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
For fractures and osteotomies of the calcaneus, including, but not limited to -extra-articular, intra-articular -joint depression -tongue type -severely comminuted fractures

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K182818
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology