Triathlon Total Knee System, Triathlon PKR System, Restoris MCK Knee System
Applicant
Stryker Orthopaedics
Product Code
JWH · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Oct 30, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3560
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The devices covered by this submission include femoral components, tibial baseplates, tibial inserts, all-polyethylene tibial components, patellar components, metal backed patellar components, tibial and femoral augments, stems, stem extenders and offset adaptors used in total knee arthroplasty procedures, as well as femoral components, tibial inserts, tibial baseplates, patellofemoral components and patellar components used in partial knee replacements.
Device Story
Triathlon and Restoris knee systems are orthopedic implants for total or partial knee arthroplasty. Components include femoral, tibial, and patellar implants made of cobalt-chromium, titanium alloys, and UHMWPE. Devices are implanted by orthopedic surgeons in clinical/OR settings to restore joint function and stability. This submission updates labeling to MR Conditional status, providing safety parameters for MRI scanning. No changes to device design, materials, or surgical technique. Benefits include improved joint mobility and pain relief for patients with degenerative or traumatic knee conditions.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is supported by non-clinical bench testing for MR compatibility, including displacement force (ASTM F2052-15), torque (ASTM F2213-06), image artifacts (ASTM F2119-07), and RF-induced heating (ASTM F2182-11a).
Indicated for patients with painful, disabling joint disease of the knee (osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, avascular necrosis, rheumatoid arthritis), post-traumatic loss of joint function, moderate varus/valgus/flexion deformity, revision of failed knee replacement, or distal femur/proximal tibia fractures. Specific components indicated for ligamentous instability, absent posterior cruciate ligament, or severe anteroposterior instability. Restoris MCK indicated for single/multi-compartmental replacement in conjunction with RIQ Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a knee 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 includes prostheses that have a femoral component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and a tibial component or components and a retropatellar resurfacing component made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. This generic type of device is limited to those prostheses intended for use with bone cement (§ 888.3027).
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October 30, 2017
Stryker Orthopaedics Margaret Klippel Senior Regulatory Affairs Project Manager 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
## Re: K172326
Trade/Device Name: Triathlon Total Knee System. Triathlon PKR System. Restoris MCK Knee System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3560 Regulation Name: Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: JWH, MBH, HRY, KRR, HSX, NPJ Dated: July 31, 2017 Received: August 1, 2017
Dear Ms. Klippel:
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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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Triathlon Knee System
Indications for Use:
General Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) Indications:
- Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from: noninflammatory degenerative . joint disease (including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, or avascular necrosis), rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis.
- Post-traumatic loss of knee joint configuration and function.
- . Moderate varus, valgus, or flexion deformity in which the ligamentous structures can be returned to adequate function and stability.
- Revision of previous unsuccessful knee replacement or other procedure. ●
- Fracture of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia that cannot be stabilized by standard fracture -management techniques.
The Triathlon® Tritanium® Total Knee System components are indicated for both uncemented and cemented use.
The Triathlon® Total Knee System beaded and beaded with Peri-Apatite components are intended for uncemented use only.
The Triathlon® All Polyethylene tibial components are indicated for cemented use only.
Additional Indications for Posterior Stabilized (PS) and Total Stabilizer (TS) Components:
- . Ligamentous instability requiring implant bearing surface geometries with increased constraint.
- Absent or non-functioning posterior cruciate ligament.
- Severe anteroposterior instability of the knee joint. ●
Additional Indications for Total Stabilizer (TS) Components:
- Severe instability of the knee secondary to compromised collateral ligament integrity or ● function.
Indications for Bone Augments:
- Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee secondary to: degenerative arthritis, . rheumatoid arthritis, or post-traumatic arthritis, complicated by the presence of bone loss.
- Salvage of previous unsuccessful total knee replacement or other surgical procedure, . accompanied by bone loss.
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Additional Indications for Cone Augments:
- Severe degeneration or trauma requiring extensive resection and replacement .
- Femoral and Tibial bone voids ●
- Metaphyseal reconstruction o
The Triathlon TS Cone Augment components are intended for cemented or cementless use.
Prescription Use Over-The-Counter Use X AND/OR (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) (21 CFR 807 Subpart C) (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Triathlon Tritanium Tibial Baseplate
## Indications for Use:
General Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) Indications:
- . Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from: non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease (including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis or avascular necrosis) or rheumatoid arthritis
- Post-traumatic loss of knee joint configuration and function ●
- Moderate varus, valgus, or flexion deformity in which the ligamentous structures can be ● returned to adequate function and stability
- Revision of previous unsuccessful knee replacement or other procedure
- Fracture of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia that cannot be stabilized by standard fracture management techniques
Additional General Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) Indications specific to the PS implant:
- Ligamentous instability requiring implant bearing surface geometries with increased o constraint
- . Absent or non-functioning posterior cruciate ligament
- Severe anteroposterior instability of the knee joint .
The Triathlon Tritanium Tibial Baseplates are indicated for both cemented and uncemented use.
Over-The-Counter Use Prescription Use X AND/OR (21 CFR 807 Subpart C) (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Triathlon Low Profile Tibial Tray
Indications for Use:
The Triathlon Low Profile Tibial Tray is intended to be used with commercially available Triathlon® femoral components and associated patellar components, and tibial bearing inserts in primary cemented total knee arthroplasty. The indications for the Triathlon® Low Profile Tibial Tray are outlined below:
Indications for Use:
- · Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from: degenerative arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis.
- · Post-traumatic loss of knee joint configuration and function.
- · Moderate varus, valgus, or flexion deformity in which the ligamentous structures can be returned to adequate function and stability.
Prescription Use X Over-The-Counter Use AND/OR (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) (21 CFR 807 Subpart C) (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Triathlon Metal Backed Patella
Indications for Use:
- Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis or o avascular necrosis;
- Rheumatoid arthritis; .
- Correction of functional deformity; ●
- Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; ●
- Post traumatic loss of joint anatomy, particularly when there is patello-femoral erosion, ● dysfunction or prior patellectomy; and,
- Irreparable fracture of the knee.
These products are intended to achieve fixation without the use of bone cement.
Over-The-Counter Use Prescription Use X AND/OR (21 CFR 807 Subpart C) (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Triathlon PKR System
Indications for Use:
- . Moderately disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from painful osteo- or post traumatic arthritis
- . Revision of previous unsuccessful surgical procedures, either involving, or not involving, previous use of a unicompartmental knee prosthesis
- As an alternative to tibial osteotomy in patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis ●
- Where bone stock is of poor quality or inadequate for other reconstructive techniques as ● indicated by deficiencies of the femoral condyle/tibial plateau.
These components are intended for implantation with bone cement.
Over-The-Counter Use Prescription Use X AND/OR (21 CFR 807 Subpart C) (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
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510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: Restoris MCK
Restoris MCK is indicated for single or multi-compartmental knee replacement used in conjunction with RIQ, the Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System, in individuals with osteoarthritis, or post-traumatic arthritis of the tibiofemoral and/or patellofemoral articular surfaces.
The specific knee replacement configurations include:
- Medial unicondylar ●
- Lateral unicondylar
- Patellofemoral ●
- Medial bi-compartmental (medial unicondylar and patellofemoral)
Restoris Multi Compartmental Knee is for single use only and is intended for implantation with bone cement.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
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#### 510(k) Summary
| Sponsor | Stryker Orthopaedics<br>325 Corporate Drive<br>Mahwah, NJ 07430 |
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| Contact Person | Margaret Klippel<br>Senior Principal Regulatory Affairs Project Manager<br>Stryker Orthopaedics<br>325 Corporate Drive<br>Mahwah, NJ 07430<br>Telephone: 201-831-5559<br>Fax: 201-831-4559 |
| Date Prepared: | October 26, 2017 |
| Proprietary Name: | Triathlon Total Knee System<br>Triathlon Partial Knee System<br>Restoris MCK System |
| Common Name: | Total/Partial Knee Joint Replacement |
| Classification Name: | Knee joint patellofemorotibial metal/polymer porous-coated<br>uncemented prosthesis. (888.3565) |
| | Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer semi-<br>constrained cemented prosthesis (888.3560) |
| | Knee joint femorotibial metal/polymer semi- constrained cemented<br>prosthesis (888.3530) |
| | Knee joint patellofemoral polymer/metal semi-constrained cemented<br>prosthesis (888.3540) |
| | Knee joint femorotibial metal/polymer non-constrained cemented<br>prosthesis (888.3520) |
| Product Codes: | JWH, MBH, HRY, KRR, HSX, NPJ |
Legally Marketed Device to Which Substantial Equivalence is Claimed: Triathlon Total Knee System components cleared via the following 510(k) submissions: K031729, K040267, K042883, K042993, K050539, K051146, K051380, K053514, K061521, K062037, K063423, K070095, K072221, K072575, K123166, K123486, K132624, K141056 and K143393; Triathlon PKR System cleared via K071881; Restoris MCK System cleared via K090763 and K150307.
# Device Description:
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The devices covered by this submission include femoral components, tibial baseplates, tibial inserts, all-polyethylene tibial components, patellar components, metal backed patellar components, tibial and femoral augments, stems, stem extenders and offset adaptors used in total knee arthroplasty procedures, as well as femoral components, tibial inserts, tibial baseplates, patellofemoral components and patellar components used in partial knee replacements. All devices have been previously determined substantially equivalent in prior 510(k) submissions and are commercially available. The Triathlon/Restoris Knee system components are manufactured from the following materials Cobalt Chromium Alloy, Titanium Alloy, Commercially Pure Titanium, Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene and Calcium Phosphate.
The purpose of this submission is to modify the labeling of the Triathlon Total Knee System, Triathlon PKR System, and Restoris MCK System to add MR Conditional labeling. Additionally, a revision to the contraindications for the Triathlon PKR System is being made.
# Indications:
There are no changes to the previously cleared indications for use.
General Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) Indications:
- Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from: noninflammatory degenerative o joint disease (including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, or avascular necrosis), rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis.
- Post-traumatic loss of knee joint configuration and function.
- Moderate varus, valgus, or flexion deformity in which the ligamentous structures can be returned to adequate function and stability.
- Revision of previous unsuccessful knee replacement or other procedure. ●
- o Fracture of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia that cannot be stabilized by standard fracture -management techniques.
The Triathlon® Tritanium® Total Knee System components are indicated for both uncemented and cemented use.
The Triathlon® Total Knee System beaded and beaded with Peri-Apatite components are intended for uncemented use only.
The Triathlon® All Polyethylene tibial components are indicated for cemented use only.
Additional Indications for Posterior Stabilized (PS) and Total Stabilizer (TS) Components:
- Ligamentous instability requiring implant bearing surface geometries with increased ● constraint.
- Absent or non-functioning posterior cruciate ligament.
- Severe anteroposterior instability of the knee joint. ●
Additional Indications for Total Stabilizer (TS) Components:
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- 0 Severe instability of the knee secondary to compromised collateral ligament integrity or function.
Indications for Bone Augments:
- Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee secondary to: degenerative arthritis, . rheumatoid arthritis, or post-traumatic arthritis, complicated by the presence of bone loss.
- o Salvage of previous unsuccessful total knee replacement or other surgical procedure, accompanied by bone loss.
Additional Indications for Cone Augments:
- Severe degeneration or trauma requiring extensive resection and replacement 0
- Femoral and Tibial bone voids ●
- . Metaphyseal reconstruction
The Triathlon TS Cone Augment components are intended for cemented or cementless use.
# Indications for Use for the Triathlon Tritanium Tibial Baseplate are:
General Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) Indications:
- Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from: non-inflammatory . degenerative joint disease (including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis or avascular necrosis) or rheumatoid arthritis
- Post-traumatic loss of knee joint configuration and function .
- Moderate varus, valgus, or flexion deformity in which the ligamentous structures can be returned to adequate function and stability
- Revision of previous unsuccessful knee replacement or other procedure
- . Fracture of the distal femur and/or proximal tibia that cannot be stabilized by standard fracture management techniques
Additional General Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKR) Indications specific to the PS implant:
- Ligamentous instability requiring implant bearing surface geometries with increased constraint
- Absent or non-functioning posterior cruciate ligament ●
- Severe anteroposterior instability of the knee joint ●
The Triathlon Tritanium Tibial Baseplates are indicated for both cemented and uncemented use.
## Indications for Use for the Triathlon Low Profile Tibial Tray are:
The Triathlon Low Profile Tibial Tray is intended to be used with commercially available Triathlon® femoral components and associated patellar components, and tibial bearing inserts in
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primary cemented total knee arthroplasty. The indications for the Triathlon® Low Profile Tibial Tray are outlined below:
Indications for Use:
- · Painful, disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from: degenerative arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or post-traumatic arthritis.
- · Post-traumatic loss of knee joint configuration and function.
- · Moderate varus, valgus, or flexion deformity in which the ligamentous structures can be returned to adequate function and stability.
# Indications for Use for the Triathlon Metal Backed Patella are:
- . Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis or avascular necrosis:
- Rheumatoid arthritis; ●
- Correction of functional deformity: ●
- Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; ●
- Post traumatic loss of joint anatomy, particularly when there is patello-femoral erosion, . dysfunction or prior patellectomy; and,
- Irreparable fracture of the knee. .
These products are intended to achieve fixation without the use of bone cement.
# Indications for Use for the Triathlon PKR System are:
- . Moderately disabling joint disease of the knee resulting from painful osteo- or post traumatic arthritis
- Revision of previous unsuccessful surgical procedures, either involving, or not involving, ● previous use of a unicompartmental knee prosthesis
- As an alternative to tibial osteotomy in patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis ●
- Where bone stock is of poor quality or inadequate for other reconstructive techniques as ● indicated by deficiencies of the femoral condyle/tibial plateau.
These components are intended for implantation with bone cement.
# Indications for Use for the Restoris MCK System:
Restoris MCK is indicated for single or multi-compartmental knee replacement used in conjunction with RIQ, the Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System, in individuals with osteoarthritis, or post-traumatic arthritis of the tibiofemoral and/or patellofemoral articular surfaces.
The specific knee replacement configurations include:
- Medial unicondylar
- Lateral unicondylar ●
- Patellofemoral ●
- Medial bi-compartmental (medial unicondylar and patellofemoral) ●
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Restoris Multi Compartmental Knee is for single use only and is intended for implantation with bone cement.
Summary of Technological Characteristics: There have been no changes to the technological characteristics of the subject knee system devices as a result of the revision to the labeling. The subject devices have the same design and are manufactured from the same materials as the predicate devices.
# Non-Clinical Testing:
The following non-clinical laboratory testing was performed to determine substantial equivalence:
Non-clinical testing as outlined in the FDA guidance document "Establishing Safety and Compatibility of Passive Implants in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff', dated December 11, 2014 was conducted to characterize the compatibility of Stryker Orthopaedics partial/total knee passive implants in the MR environment. FDA guidance "Assessment of Radiofrequency-Induced Heating in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment for Multi-Configuration Passive Medical Devices – Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff", dated March 22, 2016 was also consulted for the heating evaluations performed. Testing was performed according to the standards listed below:
- Magnetically Inducted Displacement Force performed per ASTM F2052-15, Standard Test . Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced Displacement Force on Medical Devices in the MR Environment
- Magnetically Induced Torque - performed per ASTM F2213-06 (Reapproved 2011), Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced Torque on Medical Devices in the MR Environment
- Image Artifact performed per ASTM F2119-07 (Reapproved 2013), Standard Test Method ● for Evaluation of MR Image Artifacts from passive Implants
- . Heating by RF Fields per ASTM F2182-11a, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Radio Frequency Induced Heating near Passive Implants during MR Imaging
The labeling has been modified to include the MR conditional symbol, and to provide the parameters under which a patient who has the device can be safely scanned. Additionally, for certain devices, a contraindication was removed.
Clinical Testing: Clinical testing was not required as a basis for substantial equivalence.
Conclusion: The Triathlon Knee System components, Triathlon PKR components and Restoris MCK components are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices identified in this premarket notification.
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The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
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Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.