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ARIX Humerus System

K230938510(k) SpecialCleared May 3, 202330-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

Jeil Medical Corporation · HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on May 3, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K172008 (Jeil Medical Corporation, 2017) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 11 generations to 1996.

Decided
May 3, 2023
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 11 generations to K962616 (1996). 39 ancestors in all, the oldest K885250 (1989). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 11 generations backK962616 Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plate (DDRP) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1996
  2. 7 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK112560 Aptus (R) Distal Humerus SystemMedartis AG · 2011
  4. 2 generations backK171285 ARIX Diaphysis SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2017
  5. 1 generation backK172008 ARIX Humerus SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2017
  6. This deviceK230938 ARIX Humerus SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2023
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  1. Root · 11 generations backK962616 Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plate (DDRP) SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1996
  2. 10 generations backK982732 Synthes (Usa) Distal Radius Plate System (DRPS)Synthes · 1998
  3. 9 generations backK023007 Distal Radius Fracture Repair SystemHand Innovations, Inc. · 2002
  4. 8 generations backK030198 Hand Innovations, Inc. Distal Radius Fracture Repair SystemHand Innovations, Inc. · 2003
  5. 7 generations backK051567 Aptus Titanium Osteosynthesis SystemMedartis, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  6. 6 generations backK062498 Profyle SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2006 · Recalled
  7. 5 generations backK073527 Variax Elbow SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2008
  8. 4 generations backK101056 Variax Elbow SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2010
  9. 3 generations backK112560 Aptus (R) Distal Humerus SystemMedartis AG · 2011
  10. 2 generations backK171285 ARIX Diaphysis SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2017
  11. 1 generation backK172008 ARIX Humerus SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2017
  12. This deviceK230938 ARIX Humerus SystemJeil Medical Corporation · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−11K962616Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plate (DDRP) SystemSynthes (Usa)1996—
−10K982732Synthes (Usa) Distal Radius Plate System (DRPS)Synthes1998—
−9K023007Distal Radius Fracture Repair SystemHand Innovations, Inc.2002—
−8K030198Hand Innovations, Inc. Distal Radius Fracture Repair SystemHand Innovations, Inc.2003—
−7K051567Aptus Titanium Osteosynthesis SystemMedartis, Inc.20051
−6K062498Profyle SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp.20061
−5K073527Variax Elbow SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp.2008—
−4K101056Variax Elbow SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp.2010—
−3K112560Aptus (R) Distal Humerus SystemMedartis AG2011—
−2K171285ARIX Diaphysis SystemJeil Medical Corporation2017—
−1K172008ARIX Humerus SystemJeil Medical Corporation2017—
0 (this device)K230938ARIX Humerus SystemJeil Medical Corporation2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
199630
199820
200030
200120
200210
200440
200510
200610
200720
200810
200930
201110
201520
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K230938, 1996–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K172008ARIX Humerus System
Summary page 5
…identified predicate devices within this submission are the only primary predicate device and are shown as follow;  510(k) Number: K172008  Applicant: Jeil Medical Corporation  Common Name: Bone P…
Jeil Medical Corporation2017—

Also cleared against K172008: 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 27 years and passes through 7 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.1 years on median.
  • 11 of the 39 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K172008.

How does its category compare?

All HRS devices

HRS Plate, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, 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 ARIX Humerus System is indicated for fractures, fracture dislocations, osteotomies and non-unions of the proximal humerus, particularly in osteopenic bone.

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. “K230938: ARIX Humerus System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K230938

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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