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Synthes (Usa) [Synthes] MMFS - 2.0 MM Sagittal Split Plates

K981890510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 18, 199881-day reviewClass II21 CFR 872.4760

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

Synthes (Usa) · JEY Plate, Bone

Cleared on Aug 18, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K954385 (Synthes (Usa), 1996) after an 81-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 35 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 18, 1998
Review
81 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JEY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K954385 (1996). 35 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK954385 · Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation System · Synthes (Usa) · 19961995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 12 descendants4 generations forward: 11 descendants5 generations forward: 5 descendants6 generations forward: 2 descendants7 generations forward: 2 descendants8 generations forward: 1 descendant K954385 · Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation System · Synthes (Usa) · 19960+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK954385 Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation SystemSynthes (Usa) · 1996
  2. This deviceK981890 Synthes (Usa) [Synthes] MMFS - 2.0 MM Sagittal Split PlatesSynthes (Usa) · 1998
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 34 of its ownK993862 Modus Sagittal Split PlateThe Straumann Co. · 1999
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 33 of its ownK022185 Universal CMF SystemStryker Instruments · 2002
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 12 of its ownK031659 Universal Neuro SystemStryker Instruments · 2003
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 9 of its ownK112557 Stryker Universal Neuro 3 SystemStryker · 2012
  7. Descendant · 5 generations on · 4 of its ownK120352 Stryker Quikflap Sterile Procedure PackStryker · 2012 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12002: 12003: 22004: 12006: 12007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 22012: 22013: 12014: 12015: 32016: 12017: 52018: 32019: 12020: 12022: 22023: 12024: 12026: 1
1999high 5 (2017) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K993862Modus Sagittal Split PlateThe Straumann Co. · 1999 · cites it directly34descendants
  • K022185Universal CMF SystemStryker Instruments · 2002 · 2 generations on33descendants
  • K031659Universal Neuro SystemStryker Instruments · 2003 · 3 generations on12descendants
  • K112557Stryker Universal Neuro 3 SystemStryker · 2012 · 4 generations on9descendants
  • K120352Stryker Quikflap Sterile Procedure PackStryker · 2012 · 5 generations on4descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K954385Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation SystemSynthes (Usa)1996—
0 (this device)K981890Synthes (Usa) [Synthes] MMFS - 2.0 MM Sagittal Split PlatesSynthes (Usa)1998—
+1K993862Modus Sagittal Split PlateThe Straumann Co.1999—
+2K022185Universal CMF SystemStryker Instruments2002—
+3K031659Universal Neuro SystemStryker Instruments2003—
+4K112557Stryker Universal Neuro 3 SystemStryker2012—
+5K120352Stryker Quikflap Sterile Procedure PackStryker201218

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200210
200320
200410
200610
200720
200810
200910
201020
201220
201310
201410
201530
201610
201750
201830
201910
202010
202220
202310
202410
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981890, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (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
*K954385Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation System
Summary page 1
…610) 647-9700 Contact: Sheri L. Musgnung Screw, Fixation, Intraosseous; Bone Plate Class II, 21 CFR 872.4880 and 872.4760 Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation System (K954385) Synthes 2.0 mm Sagittal Split Plates have a curved design with six or eight static holes, are 1.25 mm thick, 24 mm - 29 mm in l…
Synthes (Usa)1996—

Also cleared against K954385: 6 other devices →

What descends from it? (35)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K993862Modus Sagittal Split PlateThe Straumann Co.199934

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K993862 (The Straumann Co., 1999) has gone furthest, with 34 descendants of its own.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K954385.

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 Synthes Mandibular Modular Fixation System is intended for use in oral, maxillofacial surgery, such as: trauma; surgical correction of dentofacial deformities; reconstructive surgery; orthognathic surgery; and craniofacial surgery.

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. “K981890: Synthes (Usa) [Synthes] MMFS - 2.0 MM Sagittal Split Plates.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981890

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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