# K202971: DRPx Locking Distal Radius Plate System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Orthopaedic Implant Company
- Decided: May 6, 2021 after 218 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: 4 generations back to K983495 (1998). 17 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K123832: Oic Distal Radius Plating System, Oic Proximal Humerus Plating System, Oic Clavicle Plating System, the Oic Small Fragme, The Orthopaedic Implant Company (Oic) (2013) Summary page 4.
- K182492: Geminus Volar Distal Radius Plate System, Skeletal Dynamics, LLC (2018) Summary page 4.
- K171904: Tandry Locking Plate System, Microware Precision Co., Ltd. (2018) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K233531: OIC FLEX-FIX™ System (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K212601: DRPx Locking Distal Radius Plate System (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DRPx Locking Distal Radius Plate System is indicated for the fixation of intra- and extra-articular fractures and osteotomies of the distal radius.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K202971
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology