ZENITH, FEMORAL STEM ZENITH, DISTAL CENTRALIZER FOMORAL HEAD ACETABULAR INSERT
K121636 · Tgm Medical, Inc. · LPH · Oct 24, 2012 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K121636
Device Name
ZENITH, FEMORAL STEM ZENITH, DISTAL CENTRALIZER FOMORAL HEAD ACETABULAR INSERT
Applicant
Tgm Medical, Inc.
Product Code
LPH · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Oct 24, 2012
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3358
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The ZENITH Hip System is designed for total hip arthroplasty and is intended to be used with compatible components (femoral heads and acetabular cups) of the Helicon Hip System. The indications for use are: - A. Significantly impaired joints resulting from rheumatoid, osteo, and post-traumatic arthritis. - B. Revision of failed femoral head replacement, cup arthroplasty or other hip procedures. - Proximal femoral fractures. ். - D. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head. - Non-union of proximal femoral neck fractures. E. - F. Other indications such as congenital dysplasia, arthrodesis conversion, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa vara, coxa valga, developmental conditions, metabolic and tumorous conditions, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pseudarthrosis conversion, and structural abnormalities. The un-coated stem in the ZENITH Hip System is indicated for cemented use while the porous coated stem is indicated for non-cemented use.
Device Story
ZENITH Hip System (ZHS) is a modular hip prosthesis for total hip arthroplasty; used in clinical settings by orthopedic surgeons. System comprises femoral stems (porous-coated Titanium alloy for non-cemented use; nonporous cobalt chrome alloy for cemented use), 36mm femoral heads (CoCr alloy), and 36mm acetabular inserts (UHMWPE). Stems feature 128° neck-shaft angle, 12/14 Morse taper trunnion, and cylindrical fluted shaft. Components are compatible with Helicon Hip System (HHS) femoral heads, acetabular components, and cancellous bone screws. Device provides structural replacement for diseased or damaged hip joints; restores joint function and mobility; reduces pain associated with arthritis, fractures, or necrosis. Surgeon selects appropriate stem/head/insert configuration based on patient anatomy and surgical approach (cemented vs. non-cemented).
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Evaluation included Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and mechanical bench testing of worst-case configurations, including distal and proximal fatigue testing, range of motion analysis, porous coating bond strength, and modular connection testing (pull-out and fretting corrosion).
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Forged Titanium (Ti) alloy, commercially pure Ti (CPTi) beads, forged cobalt chrome (CoCr) alloy, UHMWPE, PMMA (distal centralizer). Design: Straight, collarless (porous) or collared (nonporous) stems; 128° neck-shaft angle; 12/14 Morse taper trunnion; cylindrical fluted shaft. Sizes: 8-15mm. Connectivity: Modular, compatible with Helicon Hip System components. Sterilization: Not specified.
Indications for Use
Indicated for total hip arthroplasty in patients with significantly impaired joints due to rheumatoid, osteoarthritis, or post-traumatic arthritis; revision of failed hip procedures; proximal femoral fractures; avascular necrosis; non-union of proximal femoral neck fractures; congenital dysplasia; arthrodesis conversion; coxa magna/plana/vara/valga; developmental, metabolic, or tumorous conditions; osteomalacia; osteoporosis; pseudarthrosis conversion; and structural abnormalities.
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.
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#### 2. 510(k) SUMMARY
| Sponsor Name: | TGM Medical, Inc.<br>5145 Golden Foothill Parkway, Suite 175<br>El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 510(k) Contact: | Prakash Pai<br>Phone: (916) 358-8835<br>Cell: (774) 277-1312<br>Email: Prakash.pai63@yahoo.com |
| Date Prepared: | Revised October 23, 2012 to support Supplement 1 and 2 based<br>on FDA AI requests for K121636 (August 15th, 2012 and<br>September 26, 2012) |
| Trade Name: | ZENITH Hip System |
| Common Name: | Hip prosthesis; porous coated and nonporous coated |
| Classification Name: | Hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated<br>uncemented prosthesis (21 CFR 888.3358, Class II device,<br>Product Code LPH). |
| | Hip joint metal/ceramic/polymer semi-constrained cemented or<br>nonporous uncemented prosthesis (21 CFR 888.3353, Class II<br>device Product Code LZO) |
#### Device Description:
The ZENITH Hip System (ZHS) offers a proximally porous and nonporous femoral stem component each compatible with all femoral heads, acetabular components, and cancellous bone screws of the Helicon Hip System (HHS). The porous ZHS stems are manufactured from forged Titanium (Ti) alloy, and employ a porous-coating made from commercially pure Ti (CPTi) beads. The nonporous ZHS stems are manufactured from forged cobalt chrome (CoCr) alloy. The porous Ti stem is a straight, collarless design available in 6 sizes ranging from 10 to 15mm. The nonporous CoCr stem is a straight, collared design available in 8 sizes ranging from 8 to 15mm. Both stems feature a neck-shaft angle of 128°, a 12/14 Morse taper trunnion, neck relief, and a cylindrical fluted shaft. A distal centralizer manufactured from polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is available for cemented applications of the CoCr stem.
The ZHS also includes 36mm femoral heads and acetabular cups. The heads are manufactured from forged or wrought CoCr alloy. The 36mm inserts are manufactured from conventional UHMWPE. The heads are highly polished and are available in four neck offsets (-5mm, Neutral, +5mm, +10mm). The heads incorporate an identical female 12/14 Morse taper used on all predicate HHS CoCr heads. The 36mm inserts are compatible with predicate HHS acetabular shells ranging in size from 56 to 68mm. Refer to the compatibility table (new
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Attachment 1 of the September 12, 2012 Al response/Supplement 1 ). The 36mm inserts are offered in neutral or 10 degree hooded configurations. Hooded inserts include an X-ray marker manufactured from wrought Ti alloy. The 36mm heads and mating inserts are also compatible with the Helicon Hip System.
#### Indications for Use:
The ZENITH Hip System is designed for total hip arthroplasty and is intended to be used with compatible components (femoral heads and acetabular cups) of the Helicon Hip System.
The indications for use are:
- A. Significantly impaired joints resulting from rheumatoid, osteo, and post-traumatic arthritis.
- B. Revision of failed femoral head replacement, cup arthroplasty or other hip procedures.
- Proximal femoral fractures. ்.
- D. Avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
- Non-union of proximal femoral neck fractures. E.
- F. Other indications such as congenital dysplasia, arthrodesis conversion, coxa magna, coxa plana, coxa vara, coxa valga, developmental conditions, metabolic and tumorous conditions, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pseudarthrosis conversion, and structural abnormalities.
The un-coated stem in the ZENITH Hip System is indicated for cemented use while the porous coated stem is indicated for non-cemented use.
#### Substantial Equivalence:
#### Technological Characteristics/Substantial Equivalence:
Consensus Orthopedics, Inc. (COI) licensed two of their Consensus Hip System (CHS) femoral stem designs along with their CHS distal centralizer to TGM Medical for use as the ZHS femoral components. These CHS stem designs were modified from the predicate CHS stem components cleared under K935193 and K922561 to incorporate neck reliefs. The distal centralizer is identical to that cleared under K922561. All ZHS implant components are compatible with all HHS femoral heads, acetabular components, and cancellous bone screws cleared under K111472 (Consensus had licensed their TaperSet Hip to TGM for the HHS).
COI licensed the predicate CHS 36mm CoCr femoral head design cleared under K070061 and a mating 36mm UHMWPE insert design to TGM Medical for use as part of the ZHS. The ZHS 36mm heads are identical in material and geometry as the CHS 36mm CoCr heads cleared under K070061. The mating ZHS 36mm inserts are identical in geometry as the CHS 36mm inserts cleared under K070061. The ZHS 36mm inserts employ identical material and outer dome/locking mechanism geometry as the predicate HHS 32mm inserts. The ZHS 36mm head/insert components are compatible with all ZHS and HHS implant components of the appropriate size.
Because the subject ZHS stems and 36mm head/insert components employ the same material composition and strength requirements, have the same or similar technological
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characteristics, and have similar indications as their predicate devices, the ZHS stems and 36mm head/insert components are substantially equivalent to legally marketed predicates (Table 2.1).
| 510(k)<br>Number | Trade Name | 510(k) holder | 510(k)<br>Clearance |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
| K922561 | Consensus Total Hip System | U.S. Medical Products, Inc. | 07/21/1993* |
| K935193 | Consensus Hip System - Porous<br>Coated Titanium Femoral Stem | U.S. Medical Products, Inc. | 08/18/1994* |
| K032396 | RingLoc 36mm Liners and Modular<br>Femoral Heads | Biomet, Inc. | 08/21/2003 |
| K070061 | 36mm CoCr Femoral Head and<br>36mm [crosslinked] Acetabular Insert | Hayes Medical, Inc. | 01/31/2007** |
| K060918 | Excia Total Hip | Aesculap, Inc. | 05/26/2006 |
| K111472 | Helicon Hip System | TGM Medical, Inc. | 09/06/2011 |
Table 2.1: Legally marketed predicates to which substantial equivalence is claimed.
Notes: * Cleared prior to the purchase of U.S. Medical Products by Hayes Medical in 1996. ** Cleared prior to the change in company name from Hayes Medical to Consensus Orthopedics in 2008.
#### Non-Clinical Performance Data:
COl provided rights to reference their 510(k)s and supporting performance testing. The ZHS components were evaluated using a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Nonclinical bench testing was carried out when geometry and/or material presented a new worstcase in comparison to predicate devices.
Bench testing included distal and proximal fatigue testing of the worst-case stem/head configurations, Range of Motion analysis, porous coating bond strength, and testing of the modular connection including pull-out and fretting corrosion. All of the observed results for the porous Ti and nonporous CoCr stem designs licensed to TGM medical demonstrate that the ZHS is as safe, as effective, and performs at least as safely and effectively as legally marketed predicates.
The 36mm head/insert components are proven through the use of predicate devices using the same head size, design, and material (K070061), the same mating insert size and design (K070061), and the same mating insert material composition (K032396). Therefore, no additional testing was deemed necessary over that used in support of the predicates based on identical design and materials.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
TGM Medical, Incorporated % Mr. Prakash Pai Vice President, Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs 5145 Golden Foothill Parkway, Suite 175 El Dorado Hills, California 95762
Re: K121636
Trade/Device Name: ZENITH Hip System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3358 Regulation Name: Hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated uncemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LPH, LZO
Dated: October 16, 2012 Received: October 18, 2012
Dear Mr. Pai:
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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ercly yours,
N. Melkerson
Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Surgical, Orthopedic and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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### 1. INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT
510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: ZENITH Hip System
#### Indications for Use:
The ZENITH Hip.System is designed for total hip arthroplasty and is intended to be used with compatible components (femoral heads and acetabular cups) of the Helicon Hip System.
The indications for use are:
- Significantly impaired joints resulting from rheumatoid, osteo, and post-traumatic A. arthritis.
- Revision of failed femoral head replacement, cup arthroplasty or other hip procedures. B.
- Proximal femoral fractures. C.
- Avascular necrosis of the femoral head. D.
- Non-union of proximal femoral neck fractures. E.
- Other indications such as congenital dysplasia, arthrodesis conversion, coxa magna, F. coxa plana, coxa vara, coxa valga, developmental conditions, metabolic and tumorous conditions, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pseudarthrosis conversion, and structural abnormalities.
The un-coated stem in the ZENITH Hip System is indicated for cemented use while the porous coated stem is indicated for non-cemented use.
Prescription Use (21 CFR Part 801 Subpart D) Over the Counter Use (21 CFR Part 801 Subpart C)
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