# K981775: Depuy Ace Timax Calcaneal Peri-Articular Plate

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy Ace Medical Co.
- Decided: Jul 29, 1998 after 70 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K915818 (1992). 1 ancestor in all.
112 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 114 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K915818: Synthes (R) Titanium Small Reconstruction Plate, Synthes (Usa) (1992) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K033639: Acumed Lower Extremity Congruent Plate System (2004), 98 descendants of its own
- K073375: Newdeal Tibiaxys System (2008), 73 descendants of its own
- K110670: VLP Foot Talus Plates, VLP Percutaneous Calcaneus Plates and Misc VLP Bone Screws, Peri-Loc Ankle Fusion Plates (2011), 69 descendants of its own
- K100176: Ascension Ankle Fusion Plate System (2010), 56 descendants of its own
- K121425: Ortholoc 3DI Ankle Fusion Plating System (2012), 53 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The DePuy ACE TIMAX™ Calcaneal Peri-Articular Plates are designed to assist the surgeon in the management of: Intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus Extra-articular fractures of the calcaneus

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981775
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology