The implants are intended to support normal bone healing for osteotomies, fractures, and reconstructions. The RECON system - MPJ Plates consists of various system components and it is indicated for the treatment of fracture fixation, joint decompression and fusion, reconstruction or arthrodeses of small bones. The system can be used for adult patients. Additional information is provided in the corresponding surgical techniques. MP - Joint Fusion Plates 2.7 The MP-Joint Fusion Plates 2.7 combined with the Standard/Locking Screws 2.7 are indicated for the arthrodesis of the first metatarso-phalangeal joint. Plate size S is indicated for standard MP - Joint fusions. Plate Sizes M/L are indicated for standard MP-Joint fusion and interpositioning / revision fusions with bone graft (f.e. for revision of Keller-Brandes). Universal Reconstruction Plates 2.7 The Universal Reconstruction Plates 2.7 combined with Standard/Locking Screws 2.7 are indicated for revision of MP-joint fusion and for reconstruction procedures in forefoot and midfoot. docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5 The docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5 combined with the Standard/Locking Screws 2.7/3.5 are indicated for MTP I lengthening osteotomy and/or arthrodesis, especially indicated for cases of Keller-Brandes revisions, revisions after MTP I prosthesis and lengthening of short first toe.
Device Story
RECON system – MPJ Plates are metallic bone fixation implants; used for fracture fixation, joint fusion, and reconstruction of small bones in adult patients. Implants are surgically implanted by orthopedic surgeons to support bone healing; provide mechanical stability during osteotomies or arthrodesis. System includes various plate sizes and designs (MP-Joint Fusion, Universal Reconstruction, docPrice Revision) used with standard or locking screws. Implants are non-sterile, single-use; instruments are reusable or single-use. Clinical benefit includes stabilization of bone segments to facilitate healing and restore joint function.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence supported by bench testing only, including biocompatibility and mechanical performance analysis compared to predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (ASTM F136) or commercially pure Titanium (ASTM F67). Mechanical fixation via plates and screws. Non-sterile, single-use implants. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult patients requiring fracture fixation, joint decompression, fusion, reconstruction, or arthrodesis of small bones, specifically the first metatarso-phalangeal (MTP I) joint, forefoot, and midfoot.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories are devices intended to be implanted consisting of one or more metallic components and their metallic fasteners. The devices contain a plate, a nail/plate combination, or a blade/plate combination that are made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, stainless steel, and titanium, that are intended to be held in position with fasteners, such as screws and nails, or bolts, nuts, and washers. These devices are used for fixation of fractures of the proximal or distal end of long bones, such as intracapsular, intertrochanteric, intercervical, supracondylar, or condylar fractures of the femur; for fusion of a joint; or for surgical procedures that involve cutting a bone. The devices may be implanted or attached through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
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September 16, 2015
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Normed Medizin-Technik Gmbh Arne Briest RA/QA Manager Ulrichstrasse 7 Tuttlingen, D-78532 Germany
Re: K152142
Trade/Device Name: Recon System - MPJ Plates Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3030 Regulation Name: Single/Multiple Component Metallic Bone Fixation Appliances and Accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: HRS Dated: July 31, 2015 Received: August 3, 2015
Dear Mr. Arne Briest:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food. Drug. and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
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Sincerely yours.
## Mark N. Melkerson -S
Mark Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 See PRA Statement below.
510(k) Number (if known) K152142
Device Name RECON system - MPJ Plate
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The implants are intended to support normal bone healing for osteotomies, fractures, and reconstructions.
The RECON system - MPJ Plates consists of various system components and it is indicated for the treatment of fracture fixation, joint decompression and fusion, reconstruction or arthrodeses of small bones. The system can be used for adult patients. Additional information is provided in the corresponding surgical techniques.
MP -- Joint Fusion Plates 2.7
The MP-Joint Fusion Plates 2.7 combined with the Standard/Locking Screws 2.7 are indicated for the arthrodesis of the first metatarso--phalangeal joint.
· Plate size S is indicated for standard MP -- Joint fusions.
· Plate Sizes M/L are indicated for standard MP--Joint fusion and interpositioning / revision fusions with bone graft (f.e. for revision of Keller--Brandes).
Universal Reconstruction Plates 2.7
The Universal Reconstruction Plates 2.7 combined with Standard/Locking Screws 2.7 are indicated for revision of MP--ioint fusion and for reconstruction procedures in forefoot and midfoot.
docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5
The docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5 combined with the Standard/Locking Screws 2.7/3.5 are indicated for MTP I lengthening osteotomy and/or arthrodesis, especially indicated for cases of Keller-Brandes revisions, revisions after MTP I prosthesis and lengthening of short first toe.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
_ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) Summary
#### 1. Submission Sponsor and Correspondent
Normed Medizin-Technik GmbH Ulrichstrasse 7 D-78532 Tuttlingen Germany
| Phone: | + 49 7461 93 43 0 |
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| Fax: | + 49 7461 93 43 20 |
| Contact: | Mr. Arne Briest |
FDA Establishment Registration #: 9611091
#### 2. Date Prepared
Date Prepared:
August 21, 2015
#### Device Identification 3.
Trade/Proprietary Name: RECON system – MPJ Plates Single/Multiple Component Metallic Bone Fixation Regulation Name: Appliances and Accessories Classification Regulation 21CFR 888.3030 HRS Product Code: Device Class: Class II Classification Panel Orthopedic
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#### 4. Legally Marketed Predicate Device
K010321 - Modular Foot System - 2.7 mm Module, manufactured by Synthes Inc., cleared May 2, 2001
K063303 - Universal Locking Plate System 2.7, Plates and Screws, manufactured by Zimmer Inc., cleared November 22, 2006
K060710 - Universal Locking Plate System 3.5, Plates and Screws manufactured by Zimmer Inc., cleared April 26, 2006
K143066 - Zimmer Plates and Screws System (ZPS) - Non-sterile ZPS Plate Line Extensions, Sterile/Non-sterile ZPS Screws and Washers, manufactured by Zimmer Inc., cleared November 28, 2014
K011335 - Synthes Ti 3.5 mm One third tubular plate, manufactured by Synthes Inc., cleared July 27, 2001
K151407- RECON System manufactured by Normed Medizin-Technik GmbH., cleared August 12, 2015
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### 5. Device Description
The RECON system – MPJ plates is a plate system intended for internal fracture fixation. The system consists of the following plates:
- MP - Joint Fusion Plates 2.7,
- . Universal Reconstructions Plates 2.7,
- . docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5
of different sizes and designs.
The plates are either made of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V (ASTM F136) or commercially pure Titanium (C.P. Titanium; ASTM F67).
The implants are offered in various sizes to accommodate the variations of bone size and geometry. The implants are provided non-sterile and single-use only. The instruments are non-sterile and reusable or for single use.
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### 6. Indications for Use
The implants are intended to support normal bone healing for osteotomies, fractures, and reconstructions.
The RECON system – MPJ Plates consists of various system components and it is indicated for the treatment of fracture fixation, joint decompression and fusion, reconstruction or arthrodeses of small bones. The system can be used for adult patients. Additional information is provided in the corresponding surgical techniques.
### MP-Joint Fusion Plates 2.7
The MP-Joint Fusion Plates 2.7 combined with the Standard/Locking Screws 2.7 are indicated for the arthrodesis of the first metatarso-phalangeal joint.
- Plate size S is indicated for standard MP-Joint fusions.
- . Plate Sizes M/L are indicated for standard MP-Joint fusion and interpositioning / revision fusions with bone graft (f.e. for revision of Keller-Brandes).
### Universal Reconstruction Plates 2.7
The Universal Reconstruction Plates 2.7 combined with Standard/Locking Screws 2.7 are indicated for revision of MP-joint fusion and for reconstruction procedures in forefoot and midfoot.
#### docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5
The docPrice Revision Plates 2.7/3.5 combined with the Standard/Locking Screws 2.7/3.5 are indicated for MTP I lengthening osteotomy and/or arthrodesis, especially indicated for cases of Keller-Brandes revisions, revisions after MTP I prosthesis and lengthening of short first toe.
### 7. Substantial Equivalence Discussion
The RECON system - MPJ plates have intended use, similar performance characteristics, is manufactured from similar materials and is similar in design to the predicate devices.
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#### 8. Non-Clinical Performance Data
- -Biocompatibility - Biocompatibility testing on the plates was conducted and evaluated per ISO 10993-1. All testing passed.
- । Cross sectional enqineering analysis of the plates, proof load, bending strength, bending stiffness, equivalent bending stiffness and fatigue strength of the RECON System-MPJ plates and the predicate devices, the Modular Foot System - 2.7 mm Module (K010321), Zimmer Universal Locking System (ULS) Plates and Screws (K063303 and K060710), and Zimmer Plates and Screws System (ZPS) (K143066) resulted in similar mechanical properties and performance. The subject and predicate devices are substantially equivalent.
#### 9. Clinical Performance Data
There was no clinical testing required to support the medical device as the indications for use is equivalent to the predicate device. These types of devices, including the predicate devices, have been on the market for many years with a proven safety and efficacy for the use of the device.
#### 10. Statement of Substantial Equivalence
By definition, a device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device has the same intended use and the same technological characteristics as the previously cleared predicate device. Or the device has the same intended use and different technological characteristics that can be demonstrated that the device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device, and that the new device does not raise different questions regarding its safety and effectiveness as compared to the predicate device.
It has been shown in this 510(k) submission that the difference between the RECON system- MPJ Plates and the predicate devices do not raise any questions regarding its safety and effectiveness.
Performance testing and compliance with voluntary standards, demonstrate that the RECON system – MPJ Plates are substantially equivalent to the relevant aspects of the predicate devices in terms of design, components, materials, principals of operation, biocompatibility, performance characteristics, and intended use.
The RECON system – MPJ Plates are determined to be substantially equivalent to the referenced predicate devices.
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