# K210408: DePuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Patella Plating System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Synthes (USA) Products, LLC
- Decided: Apr 8, 2021 after 56 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: 11 generations back to K962616 (1996). 80 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 82 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K201578: DePuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Patella Plating System, Synthes (USA) Products, LLC (2020) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K240487: EVOS Patella Plates (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DePuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Patella Plating System is indicated for the fixation and stabilization of patellar fractures in normal and osteopenic bone in skeletally mature patients.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K210408
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology