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June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026
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June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026
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Synthes 5.0mm Variable Locking Screw This device is part of the Variable Angle Locking Compression Plate family and this technology included variable angle Combi holes in the plate shaft.The variable angle Combi hole provides the flexibility of axial compression and variable locking capacity throughout the length of the plate shaft.
Labeling correction: The package insert in one 5.0mm Variable Locking Screw package was a GP0006 (Anterior Cervical Vertebrae Plate System) insert, which should have been a GP2848 (4.5mm VA-LCP Curved Condylar Plate System insert).
These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.
Labeling correction: The package insert in one 5.0mm Variable Locking Screw package was a GP0006 (Anterior Cervical Vertebrae Plate System) insert, which should have been a GP2848 (4.5mm VA-LCP Curved Condylar Plate System insert).
Code information
part no. 02.231.240, lot no. 823111
Distribution pattern
Nationwide Distribution including GA, CA, TX, MO, OH, PA, WA, AL, IN, AZ, MI, IA, TN, KY, NC, VA, NY, LA, IL, UT, and KS.
