TEXAS T - PLATE

K031334 · Biomet, Inc. · HRS · May 22, 2003 · Orthopedic

Device Facts

• Record ID: K031334
• Device Name: TEXAS T - PLATE
• Applicant: Biomet, Inc.
• Product Code: HRS · Orthopedic
• Decision Date: May 22, 2003
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

The Texas T – Plate Distal Radius Plating System is indicated for use in open reduction and internal fixation of fresh fractures, osteotomies, Arthrodesis, and revision procedures of the distal radius.

Device Story

Texas T-Plate is an anatomical plating system for distal radius fractures. Device consists of metallic bone plates and buttress pins used for internal fixation. Operated by orthopedic surgeons in clinical settings to stabilize bone segments during surgical procedures. Device provides mechanical support to facilitate bone healing. Performance validated via cantilever bending tests demonstrating load-bearing capacity superior to predicate devices.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Non-clinical cantilever bending test performed comparing the Texas T-Plate to IQL Small Epiphysis Plate and IQL T-Plate; results showed the Texas T-Plate sustained a higher load.

Technological Characteristics

Metallic bone plates and buttress pins manufactured from 316 LVM stainless steel per ASTM F-138 standards. Mechanical fixation device; no energy source or software components.

Indications for Use

Indicated for patients requiring open reduction and internal fixation of fresh fractures, osteotomies, arthrodesis, and revision procedures of the distal radius.

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.

Predicate Devices

• Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plating System (K962616)
• Industrias Quirurgicas de Levante S.L. components (K020221)

Reference Devices

• IQL Small Epiphysis Plate
• IQL T-Plate

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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BIOMET

K0 31334
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## Summary of Safety and Effectiveness

| Applicant or Sponsor: | Biomet, Inc.<br>56 East Bell Drive<br>P.O. Box 587<br>Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0578 |
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Contact Person: Gary Baker Biomet Manufacturing Corp. P.O. Box 587 Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0578 Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

Proprietary Name: Texas T - Plate

Common or Usual Name: Stainless Steel Bone Plates and Buttress Pins.

Classification Name: Plate, Fixation, Bone (21CFR 888.3030) Buttress Pin, Fixation, Bone (21CFR 888.3040) Screw, Fixation, Bone (21 CFR 888.3040)

Legally Marketed Device(s) to which Substantial Equivalence is Claimed (Predicate Devices): The Texas T - Plate System is Substantially Equivalent to the Synthes Dorsal Distal Radius Plating System (K 962616), and its components are Substantially Equivalent to those marketed by Industrias Quirurgicas de Levante S.L. (K 020221).

Device Description: The Texas T – Plate is an Anatomical Plating System for fractures of the distal radius. All components will be manufactured of 316 LVM Stainless Steel in accordance with ASTM F – 138 standards.

MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 587 Warsaw, IN 46581-0587 SHIPPING ADDRESS 56 E. Bell Drive Warsaw, IN 46582

OFFICE 574.267.6639

FAX [phone]

E-MAIL [e-mail]

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Indications for Use: The Texas T – Plate Distal Radius Plating System is indicated for use in open reduction and internal fixation of fresh fractures, osteotomies, Arthrodesis, and revision procedures of the distal radius.

Summary of Technology: This device utilizes standard technology that is commonly known by Orthopedic Surgeons. The technology utilized conforms to commonly accepted standards of practice for internal fixation of metallic bone plates.

Non-Clinical Testing: The Texas T -- Plate device was subjected to a Non-Clinical cantilever bending test wherein it was found to be able to sustain a higher load than either the IQL Small Epiphysis Plate or the IQL T - Plate that were identified as predicate devices.

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

MAY 22 2003

Mr. Gary Baker Regulatory Specialist Biomet Manufacturing Corporation P.O. Box 587 Warsaw, IN 46581-0587

Re: K031334

Trade/Device Name: Texas T - Plate Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3030, 888.3040 Regulation Name: Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories, Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HRS, HWC Dated: April 25, 2003 Received: April 28, 2003

Dear Mr. Baker:

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.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.

Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set

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forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number [phone] or [phone] or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html

Sincerely yours,

Sincerely yours,

Mark McMillan

Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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510(k) Number (IF KNOWN): k031334

Device Name: Texas T - Plate

Indications for Use:

The Texas T – Plate Distal Radius Plating System is indicated for use in open reduction and internal fixation of fresh fractures, osteotomies, arthrodesis, and revision procedures of the distal radius.

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Prescription Use OR Over-the-Counter Use
(Per 21 CFR 801.109) (Optional Format 1-2-96

(Division Sign-Off)
Division of Generel, Restorative
and Neurological Devices

K03 1234

Over-the-Counter Use (Optional Format 1-2-96)

510(k) Number_