K051491 · Zimmer, Inc. · LPH · Jun 30, 2005 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K051491
Device Name
TRABECULAR METAL PRIMARY HIP PROSTHESIS
Applicant
Zimmer, Inc.
Product Code
LPH · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Jun 30, 2005
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3358
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Total hip replacement for the following: severe hip pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, collagen disorders, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, nonunion of previous fractures of the femur; congenital hip dysplasia, protrusio acetabuli, slipped capital femoral epiphysis; disability due to previous fusion; previously failed endoprostheses, and/or total hip components in the affected extremity and acute femoral neck fractures. Hemi-hip replacement for the following: fracture dislocation of the hip; elderly, debilitated patients when a total hip replacement is contraindicated; irreducible fractures in which adequate fixation cannot be obtained; certain high subcapital fractures and comminuted femoral neck fractures in the aged; nonunion of femoral neck fractures; secondary avascular necrosis of the femoral head; pathological fractures of the femoral neck; and osteoarthritis in which the femoral head is primarily affected.
Device Story
Trabecular Metal Primary Hip Prosthesis is a single-use, wedge-shaped implant for hip joint replacement. Designed for cementless use; features circumferential Trabecular Metal coating on proximal body for biological fixation. Offered in various sizes with standard and extended neck offsets to accommodate patient anatomy. Used by orthopedic surgeons in clinical settings for total or hemi-hip arthroplasty. Device replaces damaged hip joint components to alleviate pain and restore function. No clinical data required; non-clinical testing confirms safety and effectiveness equivalent to predicate.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence supported by non-clinical performance testing.
Technological Characteristics
Cementless, wedge-shaped hip prosthesis. Features circumferential Trabecular Metal coating on proximal body for biological fixation. Available in multiple sizes with standard and extended neck offsets. Single-use implant.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring total or hemi-hip replacement due to severe pain, disability, arthritis (rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, traumatic, polyarthritis), collagen disorders, avascular necrosis, femoral neck fractures, congenital dysplasia, protrusio acetabuli, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, or failed prior hip surgery. Hemi-hip replacement indicated for elderly/debilitated patients where total hip is contraindicated or for specific fracture types.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint. The device limits translation and rotation in one or more planes via the geometry of its articulating surfaces. It has no linkage across the joint. This generic type of device has a femoral component made of a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (Co-Cr-Mo) alloy or a titanium-aluminum-vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy and an acetabular component composed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene articulating bearing surface fixed in a metal shell made of Co-Cr-Mo or Ti-6Al-4V. The femoral stem and acetabular shell have a porous coating made of, in the case of Co-Cr-Mo substrates, beads of the same alloy, and in the case of Ti-6Al-4V substrates, fibers of commercially pure titanium or Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The porous coating has a volume porosity between 30 and 70 percent, an average pore size between 100 and 1,000 microns, interconnecting porosity, and a porous coating thickness between 500 and 1,500 microns. The generic type of device has a design to achieve biological fixation to bone without the use of bone cement.
Predicate Devices
VerSys™ Hip System - Fiber Metal Taper Hip Prosthesis (K964769)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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## Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
## JUN 3 0 2005
| Submitter: | Zimmer, Inc.<br>P.O. Box 708<br>Warsaw, IN 46581-0708 |
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| Contact Person: | Dalene T. Binkley, RAC<br>Senior Associate, Regulatory Affairs<br>Telephone: (574) 372-4907<br>Fax: (574) 372-4605 |
| Date: | June 24, 2005 |
| Trade Name: | Trabecular Metal™ Primary Hip Prosthesis |
| Common Name: | Total Hip Prosthesis |
| Classification Name<br>and Reference: | LPH<br>21 CFR § 888.3358 |
| Predicate Device: | VerSys™ Hip System - Fiber Metal Taper Hip<br>Prosthesis, manufactured by Zimmer, Inc.,<br>K964769, cleared February 13, 1997 |
| Device Description: | The Trabecular Metal Primary Hip Prosthesis is<br>intended to be a single use only implant that is used<br>to replace a hip joint.<br><br>The wedge-shaped prosthesis is designed for<br>cementless use and is circumferentially bonded with<br>Trabecular Metal over the proximal body region for<br>biological fixation. The hip is offered in a broad<br>range of sizes designed to accommodate varying<br>patient anatomy with standard and extended neck<br>offsets. |
| Intended Use: | Total hip replacement for the following: severe hip<br>pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis,<br>osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis,<br>collagen disorders, avascular necrosis of the<br>femoral head, nonunion of previous fractures of the<br>femur; congenital hip dysplasia, protrusio acetabuli,<br>slipped capital femoral epiphysis; disability due to |
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previous fusion; previously failed endoprostheses, and/or total hip components in the affected extremity and acute femoral neck fractures.
Hemi-hip replacement for the following: fracture dislocation of the hip; elderly, debilitated patients when a total hip replacement is contraindicated; irreducible fractures in which adequate fixation cannot be obtained; certain high subcapital fractures and comminuted femoral neck fractures in the aged; nonunion of femoral neck fractures; secondary avascular necrosis of the femoral head; pathological fractures of the femoral neck; and osteoarthritis in which the femoral head is primarily affected.
The Trabecular Metal Primary Hip Prosthesis is packaged, manufactured, and sterilized using the same materials and processes as the predicate device. The subject device also has the same intended use and fixation methods as the predicate device.
Comparison to Predicate Device:
Performance Data (Nonclinical and/or Clinical):
Non-Clinical Performance and Conclusions:
Non-clinical testing demonstrated that the Trabecular Metal Primary Hip Prosthesis is as safe and effective as its predicate device.
Clinical Performance and Conclusions:
Clinical data and conclusions were not needed for this device.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Public Health Service
JUN 3 0 2005
Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
Ms. Dalene T. Binkley, RAC Senior Associate, Regulatory Affairs Zimmer Incorporated P. O. Box 708 Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0708
Re: K051491
K031491
Trade/Device Name: Trabecular Metal™ Primary Hip Prosthesis Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3358 Regulation Name: Hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated uncemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LPH Dated: June 03, 2005 Received: June 06, 2005
Dear Ms. Binkley:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device we nave reviewed your becamed the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate for use stated in the encrosary to regary to regars and the Medical Device Amendments, or to conninered pror to May 20, 1977)
devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, DNA de vices that have been require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). alla Cosmetic Free (110) that so device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The r ou may, mercere, mance and act include requirements for annual registration, listing of gencial controld provisioning 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 If your device is exassined controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can may or subject to back access Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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Sincerely yours.
Sincerely, yours,
Miriam C. Provost, Ph.D.
riam C. Provost, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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### Indications for Use
# 510(k) Number (if known): KOSTY9 |
Device Name:
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#### Indications for Use:
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Prescription Use _X_ (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
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