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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2008

Lactosorb Panels and Fasteners

K980927510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 5, 199886-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4760Recalls 1

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Biomet, Inc. · JEY Plate, Bone

Cleared on Jun 5, 1998 after an 86-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 7 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jun 5, 1998
Review
86 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JEY
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 1 descendant cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK980927 Lactosorb Panels and FastenersBiomet, Inc. · 1998
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK983360 Macropore Protective SheetPacific Materials and Interfaces · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK011569 Biosorbfx O/M 2.0/2/4 SystemBionx Implants, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK061881 Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd. · 2007
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK073006 Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd. · 2008
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK121606 Resorb-X GKLS-Martin L.P. · 2013

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12002: 12004: 12007: 12008: 12010: 12013: 1
1999high 1 (1999) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K983360Macropore Protective SheetPacific Materials and Interfaces · 1999 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K011569Biosorbfx O/M 2.0/2/4 SystemBionx Implants, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on5descendants
  • K061881Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd. · 2007 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K073006Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd. · 2008 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K121606Resorb-X GKLS-Martin L.P. · 2013 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K980927Lactosorb Panels and FastenersBiomet, Inc.1998—
+1K983360Macropore Protective SheetPacific Materials and Interfaces1999—
+2K011569Biosorbfx O/M 2.0/2/4 SystemBionx Implants, Inc.2002—
+1K061881Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd.2007—
+2K073006Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd.2008—
+3K121606Resorb-X GKLS-Martin L.P.2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200210
200410
200710
200810
201010
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980927, 1998–2013Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new JEY device

  1. #1 K252246 Leforte MMF Systemscore 15.6 · 16 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (7)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K983360Macropore Protective SheetPacific Materials and Interfaces19996
K061881Osteotrans -MX Bioabsorbable Bone Fixation SystemTakiron Co., Ltd.20073

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 19, 2008Not classifiedZ-1872-2008Packaging process controlThe outer foil pouch on the Lactosorb Plate system was not properly sealed. The product is labeled as sterile, but the lot was not sterilized. These devices are intended to be implanted into bone and are required to be sterile. A heavy…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K983360 (Pacific Materials and Interfaces, 1999) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JEY devices

JEY Plate, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JEY

2in 2025

2007: 92008: 72009: 42010: 62011: 52012: 102013: 82014: 62015: 72016: 12017: 52018: 72019: 62020: 62021: 42022: 52023: 22024: 52025: 22026 (partial year): 3
2007high 10 (2012) · low 1 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JEY

159in 2024

2007: 115 days median2008: 84 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 199 days median2011: 75 days median2012: 194 days median2013: 126 days median2014: 223 days median2015: 160 days median2017: 190 days median2018: 255 days median2019: 163 days median2020: 198 days median2021: 299 days median2022: 135 days median2024: 159 days median2026 (partial year): 258 days median
2007high 299 (2021) · low 75 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · JEY

1in 2020

2008: 32009: 62010: 852013: 12020: 1
2007high 85 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JEY

1,003in 2025

2007: 292008: 242009: 932010: 2152011: 2412012: 4282013: 7662014: 6162015: 7672016: 5582017: 5682018: 6082019: 5952020: 6802021: 4512022: 3442023: 4952024: 6962025: 1,003
2007high 1,003 (2025) · low 24 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JEY, 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
20079115029
2008784324
20094121693
2010619985215
20115750241
2012101940428
201381261766
201462230616
201571600767
20161—0558
201751900568
201872550608
201961630595
202061981680
202142990451
202251350344
20232—0495
202451590696
20252—01,003
202632580—

What is it indicated for?

The LactoSorb Panels and Fasteners are used to maintain the position of bony fragments in mandibular bone graft procedures and are used in conjunction with rigid internal fixation.

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. “K980927: Lactosorb Panels and Fasteners.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K980927

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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