# K972420: Lorenz Pectus Support Bar

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 11, 1997 after 45 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
No predicates in its family tree.
43 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 44 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Adkins Strut: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) Strib: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K981789: Lorenz Pectus Support Bar Stabilizer (1998), 42 descendants of its own
- K061384: Lorenz Pectus Support Bar, Titanium; Lorenz Pectus Support Bar Stabilizer, Titanium (2006), 41 descendants of its own
- K073556: Medxpert P.E.S. (Pectus Exacvatum System), Medxpert Stratos (2008), 32 descendants of its own
- K133616: Matrixrib Fixation System (2014), 26 descendants of its own
- K142823: Biomet Microfixation Thoracic Fixation System (2015), 23 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
This devics is intended for use in surgical procedures to regair Pectus Excavatum an< other sternal deformities.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K972420
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology