Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System
Applicant
Responsive Orthopedics, LLC
Product Code
LZO · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Jun 2, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3353
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System is indicated for cementless use only in the following cases: - Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis; - Rheumatoid arthritis; - Correction of functional deformity; - Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; and - Nonunions, femoral neck and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques. The Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System Acetabular screws are indicated for supplemental fixation of Responsive Orthopedics Acetabular Cup.
Device Story
Total hip arthroplasty system replacing articulating hip joint surfaces to restore alignment, stability, and range of motion while alleviating pain. System comprises femoral stems, acetabular cups, acetabular liners, and femoral heads. Used in surgical settings by orthopedic surgeons. Implants available in multiple sizes to match patient anatomy. Acetabular screws provide supplemental fixation for acetabular cups. Device functions as a semi-constrained prosthesis; restores joint mechanics through mechanical replacement of bone/cartilage structures. Benefits include improved mobility and pain reduction for patients with degenerative or traumatic hip conditions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performed femoral stem/neck fatigue, axial/cup/liner disassembly, fretting/corrosion, screw characteristics, and ceramic head burst/torque/fatigue testing. Wear/impingement performance addressed via comparative analysis of liner thickness against predicates. All tests met acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Ti-6Al-4V ELI (ASTM F136/F620), Co-Cr-Mo alloy (ASTM F1537), BIOLOX delta ceramic, and conventional non-crosslinked GUR1020 UHMWPE (ASTM F648). Semi-constrained hip prosthesis. Cementless fixation. Porous structure characterization referenced in MAF-628.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring cementless total hip arthroplasty due to noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis), rheumatoid arthritis, functional deformity, failed prior procedures, or proximal femur fractures/nonunions unmanageable by other techniques.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A hip joint metal/ceramic/polymer semi-constrained cemented or nonporous uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint. This device limits translation and rotation in one or more planes via the geometry of its articulating surfaces. It has no linkage across-the-joint. The two-part femoral component consists of a femoral stem made of alloys to be fixed in the intramedullary canal of the femur by impaction with or without use of bone cement. The proximal end of the femoral stem is tapered with a surface that ensures positive locking with the spherical ceramic (aluminium oxide, A12 03 ) head of the femoral component. The acetabular component is made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene reinforced with nonporous metal alloys, and used with or without bone cement.
United Orthopedic Corporation U2 Acetabular Components (K050262)
United Orthopedic Corporation UTF Stem System (K110245)
United Orthopedic Corporation U2 Femoral Head (K111546)
United Orthopedic Corporation U2 Femoral Head (K103479)
United Orthopedic Corporation U2 Femoral Head (K022520)
Ortho Development Corporation Ovation Hip Stem (K062775)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 2, 2017
Responsive Orthopedics, LLC % Ms. Kathy Remsen Senior Program Manager, Regulatory Affairs Medtronic, Inc. 2600 Sofamor Danek Drive Memphis, Tennessee 38132
Re: K163585
Trade/Device Name: Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3353 Regulation Name: Hip Joint Metal/Ceramic/Polymer Semi-Constrained Cemented Or Nonporous Uncemented Prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LZO Dated: April 28, 2017 Received: May 1, 2017
Dear Ms. Kathy Remsen:
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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Sincerely,
Mark N. Melkerson -S
Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K163585
Device Name
Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System is indicated for cementless use only in the following cases:
- · Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis;
- · Rheumatoid arthritis;
- · Correction of functional deformity;
- · Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; and
· Nonunions, femoral neck and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques.
The Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System Acetabular screws are indicated for supplemental fixation of Responsive Orthopedics Acetabular Cup.
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Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# RESPONSIVE ORTHOPEDICS TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY SYSTEM 510(k) SUMMARY May 2017
- l. Submitter Responsive Orthopedics, LLC 5865 East State Road 14 Columbia City, IN 46725
Phone Number 901-344-1584
- Contact Kathy Remsen Senior Program Manager, Regulatory Affairs
- Date Prepared May 24, 2017
- II. Device
| Name of Device | Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System |
|----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
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Common Name Semi-constrained total hip prosthesis
Classification Name Prosthesis, hip, semi-constrained, metal/ceramic/polymer, cemented or non-porous, uncemented -- LZO
- Class II Classification
Product Codes LZO 21 CFR 888.3353
- Predicates Depuy Summit Tapered Hip System K001991, S.E. 08/25/2000
Smith&Nephew -- REFLECTION K920430, S.E. 07/21/1992 K932755, S.E. 05/06/1994
United Orthopedic Corporation - U2 Acetabular Components K050262, S.E. 08/15/2005
United Orthopedic Corporation - UTF Stem System K110245, S.E. 08/04/2011
United Orthopedic Corporation - U2 Femoral Head
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K111546, S.E. 07/01/2011 K103479, S.E. 03/10/2011 K022520, S.E. 02/25/2003
Ortho Development Corporation - Ovation™ Hip Stem K062775, S.E. 01/16/2007
The predicates have not been subject to a design related recall.
## III. Product Description
The Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty (RO THA) System is a total hip system that allows for the restoration of alignment, stability and range of motion, and alleviates pain, by replacing the articulating surfaces of the hip joint. The system includes both femoral and acetabular components. The implants are available in a variety of sizes to accommodate varying patient anatomy.
## IV. Indications for Use:
The Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System is indicated for cementless use only in the following cases:
- Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis;
- Rheumatoid arthritis;
- Correction of functional deformity;
- Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; and ●
- Nonunions, femoral neck and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with . head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques.
The Responsive Orthopedics Acetabular screws are intended for supplemental fixation of Responsive Orthopedics Acetabular Cup.
# V. Comparison of Technological Characteristics
The subject Responsive orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System has the same or similar indications, intended use, and materials as the following FDA-cleared predicates K001991 (S.E. 08/25/2000), K920430 (S.E. 07/21/1992), K932755 (S.E. 05/06/1994), K050262 (S.E. 08/15/2005), K110245 (S.E. 08/04/2011), K111546 (S.E. 07/01/2011), K111546 (S.E. 07/01/2011), K022520 (S.E. 02/25/2003), and K062775 (S.E. 01/16/2007). The predicate and subject devices have the same function.
#### VI. Materials
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The RO THA Femoral Stems and acetabular cups are manufactured from forged Ti-6AI-4V ELI conforming to ASTM F136 and ASTM F620.
The RO THA Acetabular Screws are manufactured from machined Ti-6AL-4V ELI conforming to ASTM F136.
The RO THA Femoral heads are manufactured from Co-Cr-Mo alloy conforming to ASTM F1537 and from BIOLOX® delta.
The RO THA Acetabular Liners are manufactured from conventional, noncrosslinked GUR1020 UHMWPE conforming to ASTM F648.
#### VII. Performance Data
The following performance bench testing was performed for the Responsive Orthopedics Total Hip Arthroplasty System in support of the substantial equivalence determination.
The tests completed were:
- -Femoral Stem Fatigue Testing
- Femoral Neck Fatigue Testing -
- Axial Disassembly Testing -
- -Fretting and Corrosion Testing
- -Cup and Liner Disassembly Testing
- Screw Characteristics Testing -
- Ceramic Femoral Head Comparative Burst Testing -
- Ceramic Femoral Head Fatigue and Post-Fatigue Burst Testing -
- Ceramic Femoral Head Axial Disassembly Testing -
- Ceramic Femoral Head Torque Testing -
- -Pyrogenicity Testing
Wear and impingement performance of the conventional, non-crosslinked polyethylene liners in the subject system were addressed based on a comparison of the minimum thickness in the rim and load-bearing regions of the liners with the predicate devices.
All tests which are in relation to the porous structure characterization (physical, chemical or mechanical) are in Master File MAF - 628 (owned by APS Materials) and are not included in this 510(k).
The subject devices met the pre-determined acceptance criteria for all tests. Therefore, design verification testing determined that the subject devices are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
#### VIII. Conclusions
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Based on the test results and additional supporting information provided in this pre-market notification, the subject devices demonstrated substantial equivalence to the legally marketed predicate devices.
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