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FlexitSystem Knee osteotomy system

K212545510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 11, 2022183-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

Neosteo · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on Feb 11, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K100676 (Synthes (Usa), 2010) and 3 other predicates after a 183-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2002.

Decided
Feb 11, 2022
Review
183 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K014155 (2002). 5 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2010: 1 other ancestor2008: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 other ancestorReference device: K173746 · Activmotion Range · Newclip Technics · 2018K014155 · Opening/Closing Wedge Ostetomy Plates · Arthrex, Inc. · 2002K041601 · Surfix Knee Osteotomy System · Surfix Technologies · 200420002005201020152020
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors K041601 · Surfix Knee Osteotomy System · Surfix Technologies · 2004K014155 · Opening/Closing Wedge Ostetomy Plates · Arthrex, Inc. · 20020
  1. Root · 2 generations backK014155 Opening/Closing Wedge Ostetomy PlatesArthrex, Inc. · 2002
  2. 1 generation backK041601 Surfix Knee Osteotomy SystemSurfix Technologies · 2004
  3. This deviceK212545 FlexitSystem Knee osteotomy systemNeosteo · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K014155Opening/Closing Wedge Ostetomy PlatesArthrex, Inc.2002—
−1K041601Surfix Knee Osteotomy SystemSurfix Technologies2004—
0 (this device)K212545FlexitSystem Knee osteotomy systemNeosteo2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200810
201010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K212545, 2002–2022Source: 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? (4)

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
*K100676Synthes Tomofix (TM) Meial High Tibia Plate, Small
Summary page 5
…K212545 510(k) Summary Primary Predicate Device Tomofix® small stature (K100676) from Synthes USA Surfix® Knee osteotomy system (K041601) from Surfix Technologies SA Addi…
Synthes (Usa)2010—
*K041601Surfix Knee Osteotomy System
Summary page 5
…) Summary Primary Predicate Device Tomofix® small stature (K100676) from Synthes USA Surfix® Knee osteotomy system (K041601) from Surfix Technologies SA Additional Predicate Devices TomoFix Osteotomy System(K023941…
Surfix Technologies2004—
*K023941Synthes Tomofix Osteotomy System
Summary page 5
…Surfix® Knee osteotomy system (K041601) from Surfix Technologies SA Additional Predicate Devices TomoFix Osteotomy System(K023941) from Synthes USA. TomoFix Medial Distal Femur Plates (K081353) from Synthes USA. R…
Synthes (Usa)20031
*K081353Synthes (Usa) Tomofix Medial Distal Femur Plates
Summary page 5
…ces TomoFix Osteotomy System(K023941) from Synthes USA. TomoFix Medial Distal Femur Plates (K081353) from Synthes USA. Reference device ActivMotion Range (K173746) from Newclip Technics III. D…
Synthes (Usa)2008—
†K173746Activmotion RangeNewclip Technics2018—

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 20 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 17.5 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HRS

54in 2025

2007: 352008: 352009: 472010: 492011: 432012: 592013: 562014: 762015: 562016: 442017: 572018: 402019: 462020: 482021: 402022: 472023: 402024: 542025: 542026 (partial year): 51
2007high 76 (2014) · low 35 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRS

90in 2025

2007: 63 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 85 days median2010: 100 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 106 days median2013: 89 days median2014: 57 days median2015: 97 days median2016: 109 days median2017: 122 days median2018: 116 days median2019: 89 days median2020: 88 days median2021: 87 days median2022: 144 days median2023: 120 days median2024: 96 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 82 days median
2007high 144 (2022) · low 57 (2014)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HRS

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 112009: 32010: 162011: 52012: 42013: 112015: 72016: 52017: 32018: 22019: 252020: 12021: 92022: 32023: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 25 (2019) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HRS

2,306in 2025

2007: 3392008: 3112009: 4352010: 4912011: 7732012: 1,6632013: 2,6432014: 2,4132015: 3,0952016: 2,2762017: 2,2202018: 2,6632019: 3,3592020: 2,7902021: 2,4422022: 1,7002023: 2,0492024: 1,8492025: 2,306
2007high 3,359 (2019) · low 311 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRS, 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
200735632339
2008358711311
200947853435
20104910016491
201143885773
20125910641,663
20135689112,643
2014765702,413
2015569773,095
20164410952,276
20175712232,220
20184011622,663
20194689253,359
2020488812,790
2021408792,442
20224714431,700
20234012012,049
2024549601,849
2025549012,306
202651823—

What is it indicated for?

The FlexitSystem® plates and screws system is indicated for proximal tibial and distal femoral osteotomies.

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

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510(k) Report. “K212545: FlexitSystem Knee osteotomy system.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K212545

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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