# K990392: Depuy Ace Spider Plate

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Depuy Ace Medical Co.
- Decided: Mar 23, 1999 after 42 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 K965028 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K965028: Acumed Suture Washer, Acu Med, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- (no number) DePuy ACE Orthopaedic Washer: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K111663: Trauma Internal Fixation Systems (2012), 1 descendant of its own
- K243761: A.L.P.S. Small Fragment Plating System (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Fixation of Metaphyseal Fractures of the Distal Tibia Proximal Metaphyseal Tibial Fractures Calcaneus Body Fractures Proximal Humeral Head/Shaft Fractures Distal Femur Fracture — Comminuted Shaft Fractures Fixation of soft tissue, such as tendon and ligaments, to bone

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K990392
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology