The SALGINA® 2.5mm Volar Distal Radius System is indicated for - Intra-articular fractures of the Distal Radius - Extra-articular fractures of the Distal Radius The CASCELLA® 3.5mm Superior Clavicle System is indicated for: - fixation of fractures of the clavicle shaft - fixation of fractures of the lateral clavicle - malunions of the clavicle - non-unions of the clavicle The TAMINA® and TAMINA®TF Proximal Humerus System is indicated for: - Dislocated two-, three-, and four fractures of the proximal humerus including fractures involving osteopenic bone. - Pseudarthroses (non-unions) of the proximal humerus - Osteotomies of the proximal humerus The POYA® 3.5mm Lateral Proximal Tibia System is indicated for the internal fixation of fractures of the proximal tibia in adults and skeletally mature adolescents including: - simple fractures - comminuted fractures - lateral wedge, medial wedge as well as bicondylar combination of lateral and medial wedge fractures - depression fractures - periprosthetic fractures - nonunions, malunions, tibial osteotomies and osteopenic bone The POYA® 3.5mm Posteromedial Tibia System is indicated for internal fixation of posteromedial proximal tibia fractures including buttressing of fractures of the proximal areas of the tibia. The DALVAZZA® 2.5mm Distal Ulna System is indicated for - fixation of fractures - nonunions of the distal ulna. The LEPORELLO® 3.5mm Olecranon System is indicated for - fractures - osteotomies - non-unions of the olecranon and proximal ulna.
Device Story
Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System comprises metallic plates, locking/non-locking screws, and surgical instruments for internal bone fixation. System variants address specific anatomical sites: distal radius, clavicle, proximal humerus, proximal tibia, distal ulna, and olecranon. Used by surgeons in clinical settings to stabilize fractures, non-unions, malunions, or osteotomies. Plates provide structural support; screws secure plates to bone. Device facilitates bone healing through rigid fixation. Plates are gamma-sterilized; screws/instruments require steam sterilization by user. MR Conditional status allows use in MRI environments under specified conditions. System design and materials match established clinical interventions, providing equivalent mechanical stability to predicate systems.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Mechanical testing (static/dynamic) performed per ASTM F543. Biocompatibility assessed per ISO 10993-1. Sterilization and packaging validated per ISO 11137-2, ISO 17664, ISO 17665-1, and ISO 11607. MRI safety evaluated per ASTM F2052-15, F2213-17, F2182-11a, and F2119-07. Summative usability evaluation conducted per IEC 62366-1.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Stainless steel (ISO 5832-1, ASTM F138/F139/F899) or pure titanium (ASTM F67, ISO 5832-2). Instruments: Stainless steel, PEEK, EPDM, silicone. Fixation: Locking/non-locking screws. Sterilization: Gamma irradiation (plates), steam sterilization (screws/instruments). MR Conditional. Design: Anatomical plates with screw holes.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adults and skeletally mature adolescents with fractures, non-unions, malunions, or osteotomies of the distal radius, clavicle, proximal humerus, proximal tibia, distal ulna, or olecranon/proximal ulna. Includes treatment for osteopenic bone and periprosthetic fractures.
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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Bonebridge AG % Sandra Soniec Managing Director meditec Consulting GmbH Obermoosstrasse 23 Boll, Berne 3067 Switzerland
Re: K213864
Trade/Device Name: Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System 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: August 3, 2022 Received: August 4, 2022
Dear Sandra Soniec:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K213864
Device Name
Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The SALGINA® 2.5mm Volar Distal Radius System is indicated for
- · Intra-articular fractures of the Distal Radius
- · Extra-articular fractures of the Distal Radius
The CASCELLA® 3.5mm Superior Clavicle System is indicated for:
- fixation of fractures of the clavicle shaft
- · fixation of fractures of the lateral clavicle
- malunions of the clavicle
- · non-unions of the clavicle
The TAMINA® and TAMINA®TF Proximal Humerus System is indicated for:
· Dislocated two-, three-, and four fractures of the proximal humerus including fractures involving osteopenic bone.
- · Pseudarthroses (non-unions) of the proximal humerus
- · Osteotomies of the proximal humerus
The POYA® 3.5mm Lateral Proximal Tibia System is indicated for the internal fixation of fractures of the proximal tibia in adults and skeletally mature adolescents including:
- simple fractures
- · comminuted fractures
- · lateral wedge, medial wedge as well as bicondylar combination of lateral and medial wedge fractures
- · depression fractures
- · periprosthetic fractures
- · nonunions, malunions, tibial osteotomies and osteopenic bone
The POYA® 3.5mm Posteromedial Tibia System is indicated for internal fixation of posteromedial proximal tibia fractures including buttressing of fractures of the proximal areas of the tibia.
The DALVAZZA® 2.5mm Distal Ulna System is indicated for
- · fixation of fractures
- nonunions
of the distal ulna.
The LEPORELLO® 3.5mm Olecranon System is indicated for
- fractures
- · osteotomies
- non-unions
of the olecranon and proximal ulna. Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) Summary
In accordance with 21 CFR 807.92 the following information is provided for the Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
| Date prepared | December 03, 2021 |
|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Submission type: | Traditional 510(k) |
| Purpose of 510(k): | Modification of currently cleared device K203002<br>Line Extension |
| Submitter | Bonebridge AG<br>Bahnhofstrasse 11<br>6300 Zug<br>Switzerland |
| Official Contact | Christof Gerber<br>CEO, Bonebridge AG |
| Alternative Contact | Sandra Soniec<br>Senior consultant, meditec Consulting GmbH<br>Phone: +41 31 535 3193<br>Email soniec@meditec-consulting.ch |
| US agent | Viky Verna, confinis corporation<br>Email: viky.verna@confinis.com |
# DEVICE NAME AND CLASSIFICATION
| Trade name: | Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System |
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Variants, types: | SALGINA 2.5mm Volar Distal Radius System<br>CASCELLA 3.5mm Superior Clavicle System<br>TAMINA 3.5mm Proximal Humerus System<br>POYA 3.5mm Lateral Proximal Tibia System<br>POYA 3.5mm Posteromedial Tibia System<br>DALVAZZA 2.5mm Distal Ulna System<br>LEPORELLO 3.5mm Olecranon System |
| Common name: | Plate, Fixation, Bone |
| Regulation number: | 21 CFR 888.3030 |
| Classification name: | Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation<br>appliances and accessories |
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| Regulatory class: | Class II | |
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| Product Code: | HRS | |
| PREDICATE DEVICES | | |
| Primary predicate device: | Bonebridge Osteosythesis Plating System (K203002) | TRIFT 3.5mm 1/3 Tubular System |
| Additional predicate devices: | | |
| SALGINA 2.5mm Volar Distal Radius System | Medartis APTUS 2.5 TriLock Distal Radius Fracture Plate | |
| | K142906, K051567 APTUS® Wrist 2.5 System | |
| CASCELLA 3.5mm Superior Clavicle System | SYNTHES LCP Superior Clavicle Plate 3.5mm | |
| | K111540, K073186 Synthes 3.5mm LCP Clavicle Plate System | |
| TAMINA 3.5mm Proximal Humerus System | SYNTHES PHILOS Proximal Humeral Plate 3.5mm | |
| | K011815 Synthes LCP Proximal Humerous Plates (Standard) | |
| POYA 3.5mm Lateral Proximal Tibia System (POYA-L) | SYNTHES 3.5 mm Variable Angle LCP Proxima Tibia Plate system | |
| | K120689 SYNTHES 3.5 MM VA-LCP PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATE SYSTEM | |
| POYA 3.5mm Posteromedial Tibia System (POYA-P) | SYNTHES 3.5mm LCP Posteromedial Tibia Plate | |
| | K082624 SYNTHES (USA) 3.5MM LCP POSTEROMEDIAL PROXIMAL TIBIA PLATES | |
| DALVAZZA 2.5mm Distal Ulna System | SYNTHES 2.0mm LCP Distal Ulna Plate | |
| | K092247 SYNTHES LOCKING HAND PLATES | |
| LEPORELLO 3.5mm Olecranon System | SYNTHES VA-LCP Olecranon Plate | |
| | K120070 SYNTHES VARIABLE ANGLE LCP ELBOW SYSTEM | |
### INDICATIONS FOR USE
The SALGINA® 2.5mm Volar Distal Radius System is indicated for
- Intra-articular fractures of the Distal Radius
- . Extra-articular fractures of the Distal Radius
The CASCELLA® 3.5mm Superior Clavicle System is indicated for:
- fixation of fractures of the clavicle shaft •
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- . fixation of fractures of the lateral clavicle
- . malunions of the clavicle
- . non-unions of the clavicle
The TAMINA® and TAMINA®TF Proximal Humerus System is indicated for:
- . Dislocated two-, three-, and four fragment fractures of the proximal humerus including fractures involving osteopenic bone.
- Pseudarthroses (non-unions) of the proximal humerus
- Osteotomies of the proximal humerus
The POYA® 3.5mm Lateral Proximal Tibia System is indicated for is indicated for is indicated for the internal fixation of fractures of the proximal tibia in adults and skeletally mature adolescents including:
- . simple fractures
- comminuted fractures
- . lateral wedge, medial wedge as well as bicondylar combination of lateral and medial wedge fractures
- . depression fractures
- . periprosthetic fractures
- . nonunions, malunions, tibial osteotomies and osteopenic bone
The POYA® 3.5mm Posteromedial Tibia System is indicated for internal fixation of posteromedial proximal tibia fractures including buttressing of fractures of the proximal areas of the tibia.
The DALVAZZA® 2.5mm Distal Ulna System is indicated for
- . fixation of fractures
- . nonunions
of the distal ulna.
The LEPORELLO® 3.5mm Olecranon System is indicated for
- • fractures
- . • osteotomies
- . . non-unions
of the olecranon and proximal ulna.
### DEVICE DESCRITION
The Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System is intended for treating fractures of various bones. It consists of plates, locking and non-locking screws for fixation and corresponding instruments. The plating system is further subdivided into variants/types based on the anatomical location of the fracture.
Plates and screws are made of stainless steel (ISO 5832-1 or ASTM F138 or ASTM F139) or pure titanium (ASTM F67 or ISO 5832-2). All materials used are biocompatible, corrosion-resistant and nontoxic in a biological environment. Surgical instruments are made of stainless steel (ISO 5832-1 or ASTM F138 or ASTM F899), medical grade PEEK, medical grade EPDM terpolymer, or medical grade silicone.
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All plates are sterilized with gamma irradiation and delivered sterile. Screws and instruments are delivered non-sterile. Devices supplied in a non-sterile condition must be cleaned and steam sterilized prior to surqical use. Non-clinical testing has demonstrated the devices are MR Conditional.
#### SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPARISON TO PREDICATE DEVICE
The subject device and the predicate devices have the same intended use and have the same technological characteristics. The subject and predicate devices are all fabricated from the same or similar materials and share similar design characteristics, including plate screw holes to accommodate locking and non-locking screws. The subject and predicate devices encompass the same range of physical dimensions, and the subject device is compatible with screws from the predicate devices. The subject and predicate devices are sterilized by the standard methods. Any differences in the technological characteristics do not raise new issues of safety or efficacy.
#### SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE DATA
| Sterilization validation: | Gamma irradiation: The minimal dose of 25kGy is validated<br>using VDmax25 method as described in ISO 11137-2 and<br>confirmed a Sterility Assurance Level SAL of 10-6. |
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| | Steam sterilization: Cleaning and sterilization procedures have<br>been successfully validated in accordance with ISO 17664 and<br>ISO 17665-1 at 132°C (270F) for 4 minutes and 20 min drying<br>time. |
| Packaging validation: | Validation of the sterile packaging has been successfully<br>performed in accordance with ISO 11607 1/2 and ASTM<br>F1980. Furthermore, a transport simulation was conducted<br>according ISTA 2A followed by these packaging verification<br>tests:<br>Dye-Penetration, ASTM F1929 Visual inspection, ASTM F1886/1886M Seal strength, ASTM F88/F88M Microbial barrier testing, DIN 58953-6, Chapter 2.14 |
| Mechanical testing: | Plates: Static and dynamic testing has been performed and<br>included statistical analysis and comparative testing to the<br>predicate devices. The predefined acceptance criteria were<br>successfully met. |
| | Screws: Tested successfully in accordance with ASTM F543:<br>Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical<br>Bone Screws an includes comparative testing to predicate<br>devices.<br><br>Design verification was successfully completed and included<br>compatibility of implants and instruments as well as<br>assessment of anatomical shape and appearance. |
| MRI safety: | The Bonebridge Osteosythesis Plating System is MR<br>conditional considering local SAR based on the following tests Assessment of displacement force and torque effects in<br>the main static magnetic field at 3Tesla. Additionally, the<br>expected magnetic force in a stronger magnetic field<br>gradient of 30T/m was extrapolated. (According to ASTM<br>F2052-15 and ASTM F2213-17) Assessment of heating effects due to the RF-field during<br>MR scans at 1.5Tesla and 3Tesla according to ASTM<br>F2182-11a Assessment of image artifacts at 3Tesla according to<br>ASTM F2119-07 (2013) |
| Usability: | Summative usability evaluation studies in accordance with IEC<br>62366-1 support that there are no significant usability issues<br>due to the study acceptance criteria of the primary objectives<br>prior Application/ Usability Risk Assessment update.<br>Therefore, the summative usability evaluation studies of the<br>Bonebridge Osteosythesis Plating System are considered as<br>successful. The study participants were able to use the<br>products safely and effectively. |
| Clinical evaluation: | Based on the results of the literature review and the results of<br>verification and validation activities it has been concluded that<br>clinical investigations are not required, since surgical<br>technique, device design and material match established<br>interventions for the relevant indications. |
#### Biocompatibility: A biological assessment has been performed in accordance with ISO 10993-1.
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# CONCLUSION
The subject Bonebridge Osteosynthesis Plating System has similar indications, intended use, target populations, technological characteristics, and materials as the predicate devices. Non-clinical testing demonstrated that the performance of the proposed devices is equivalent to the predicate devices.
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