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Internal Joint Stabilizer - Elbow

K223318510(k) TraditionalCleared May 10, 2023194-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

Skeletal Dynamics, Inc. · OZI Internal Hinged Elbow Fixator

Cleared on May 10, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K153208 (Skeletal Dynamics, LLC, 2015) after a 194-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2000.

Decided
May 10, 2023
Review
194 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OZI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K002923 (2000). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK002923 Dynamic Joint Distractor II External Fixation SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2000
  2. 1 generation backK153208 Internal Joint Stabilizer - ElbowSkeletal Dynamics, LLC · 2015
  3. This deviceK223318 Internal Joint Stabilizer - ElbowSkeletal Dynamics, Inc. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K002923Dynamic Joint Distractor II External Fixation SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp.2000—
−1K153208Internal Joint Stabilizer - ElbowSkeletal Dynamics, LLC2015—
0 (this device)K223318Internal Joint Stabilizer - ElbowSkeletal Dynamics, Inc.2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K223318, 2000–2023Source: 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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  1. #1 K231447 Double Internal Joint Stabilizer- Elbowscore 6.8 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*K153208Internal Joint Stabilizer - Elbow
Summary page 4
…Hinged Elbow Fixator Classification Number: 21 CFR §888.3030 Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OZI, LXT, HRS Predicate Devices Internal Joint Stabilizer – Elbow (K153208) Reference Devices Distal Elbow Plating System (K171590) Device Description The Skeletal Dynamic’s Internal Joint Stabilizer Elb…
Skeletal Dynamics, LLC2015—
†K171590Distal Elbow Plating SystemSkeletal Dynamics, LLC2017—

Also cleared against K153208: 1 other device →

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 23 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 15.0 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K153208.

How does its category compare?

All OZI devices

OZI Internal Hinged Elbow Fixator: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OZI

2in 2023

2015: 12023: 2
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OZI

Too few OZI 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · OZI

No recall names OZI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OZI

3in 2025

2019: 12020: 72021: 12022: 52023: 62024: 82025: 3
2007high 8 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OZI, 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
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20110—00
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20130—00
20140—00
20151—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—01
20200—07
20210—01
20220—05
20232—06
20240—08
20250—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Internal Joint Stabilizer- Elbow is intended to provide temporary stabilization of the elbow joint after trauma or chronic elbow dislocation.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K223318: Internal Joint Stabilizer - Elbow.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K223318

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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