# K981789: Lorenz Pectus Support Bar Stabilizer

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 13, 1998 after 54 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 K972420 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
42 later devices descend from it; 3 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)
- K972420: Lorenz Pectus Support Bar, Walter Lorenz Surgical, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K151173: Biomet Microfixation RibFix Blu Thoracic Fixation System (2015), 13 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For use during surgical procedures to repair Pectus Excavatum and other sternal deformities with Lorenz Pectus Support Bar 510(k) number K972420 when additional stabilization is necessary.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981789
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology