# K183317: AdvantageRib System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Sig Medical Corporation
- Decided: Feb 14, 2019 after 76 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: 6 generations back to K000684 (2000). 27 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 32 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K141241: Matrixrib Endo Thoracoscopic Rib Plating System, Synthes (USA) Products, LLC (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K203474: Biomet Microfixation RibFix Advantage System (2021), 3 descendants of its own
- K261892: ProRib Fixation System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K260411: PC Fix System (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K241282: RibFix Titan™ Fixation System (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The AdvantageRib System is intended for the fixation, stabilization, and fusion of rib fractures and osteotomies of normal and osteoporotic bone.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K183317
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology