# K983853: Depuy Ace Timax Meta Plate

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy Ace Medical Co.
- Decided: Dec 22, 1998 after 53 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.
81 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 82 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) Synthes Cloverleaf Plate, P/N 240.23: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K072832: Anterolateral and Medial Locking Plating System (2007), 58 descendants of its own
- K092812: Synthes (Usa) 2.7MM/ 3.5MM LCP Anterolateral Distal Tibia Plates (2010), 55 descendants of its own
- K041965: Arthrex Humeral Fracture Plates and Screws (2004), 35 descendants of its own
- K162674: BioPro Foot Plating Systems (2017), 19 descendants of its own
- K153716: GPC BRAND Locking Bone Plates and Screws Osteosynthesis Plating System. (2016), 15 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Distal intra-articular tibia fractures Proximal tibia fractures Proximal and distal humerus fractures

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K983853
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology