The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System is designed to provide additional stability where there is an unstable joint and is for use in total hip arthroplasty, which is intended to provide increased patient mobility and reduce pain by replacing the damaged hip joint articulation in patients where there is evidence of sufficient sound bone to seat and support the components.
Device Story
The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System is a hip arthroplasty prosthesis consisting of Co-Cr-Mo dual mobility liners and AOX polyethylene mobile bearing heads. It is designed for cementless implantation in patients undergoing total hip replacement. The device functions as an artificial hip joint articulation, replacing damaged bone surfaces to restore mobility and reduce pain. It provides increased joint stability, particularly for patients at risk of dislocation. The system is used by orthopedic surgeons in a clinical/surgical setting. By replacing the natural joint with these components, the device aims to improve patient function and quality of life. It is compatible with previously cleared hip system components.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Substantial equivalence is supported by extensive bench testing, including ISO 14242-1/2/4 wear testing (standard, high angle, and third-body abrasive), ASTM F2582-20 impingement testing, ASTM F1820-22 liner fixation testing (push-out, pull-out, torque-out), ASTM F1875 Method I testing, and MRI safety evaluations per ASTM F2503-23 and related standards.
Technological Characteristics
Liners: Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy (CoCrMo) per ASTM F1537. Mobile Bearing Heads: AOX Polyethylene. Fixation: Cementless. Testing standards include ISO 21535:2007 (ROM), ASTM F2582-20 (impingement), ASTM F1820-22 (liner fixation), ISO 14242 series (wear), ASTM F3143-20 (friction), and various ASTM standards for MRI safety (F2503-23, F2182-19e2, F2052-21, F2213-17, F2119-07).
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring total hip replacement due to severely painful and/or disabled joints (typically non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease), failed previous hip surgery, or dislocation risks. Intended for cementless applications.
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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February 15, 2024
DePuy Ireland UC Farah Valli Project lead Regulatory Affairs Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy Co. Cork Ireland
Re: K231522
Trade/Device Name: EMPHASYS™ Dual Mobility 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: January 19, 2024 Received: January 19, 2024
Dear Farah Valli:
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 (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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database available at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrb/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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,
# Limin Sun -S
Limin Sun, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT6A: Division of Joint Arthroplasty Devices OHT6: Office of Orthopedic Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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### Indications for Use
Submission Number (if known)
K231522
Device Name
EMPHASYS™ Dual Mobility System
Indications for Use (Describe)
Total hip replacement is indicated in the following conditions:
1. A severely painful and/or disabled joint (typically due to non-inflammatory
degenerative joint disease).
2. Failed previous hip surgery.
3. Dislocation risks.
EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Liners and Mobile Bearing Heads are intended for cementless applications.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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## 510(K) SUMMARY
(As required by 21 CFR 807.87(h))
| | Submitter Information |
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name | DePuy Ireland UC |
| Address | Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy<br>Co. Cork, IRELAND |
| Phone number | 574-372-7211 |
| Fax number | 574-371-4987 |
| Establishment Registration Number | 3015516266 |
| Name of contact person | Farah Valli |
| Date prepared | 15 Feb 2024 |
| | Name of device |
| Trade or<br>proprietary<br>name | EMPHASYST™ Dual Mobility System |
| Common or<br>usual name | Total Hip Arthroplasty Prosthesis |
| Classification<br>name | Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous<br>Uncemented;<br>Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer,<br>Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented |
| Class | II |
| Classification<br>panel | 87 Orthopedics |
| Regulation | 888.3358; 888.3353 |
| Product<br>Code(s) | LPH; LZO |
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| Legally<br>marketed<br>device(s) to<br>which<br>equivalence is<br>claimed | Subject<br>Device:<br>EMPHASYS<br>Dual Mobility<br>Liners | Predicate<br>Device:<br>DePuy<br>PINNACLE<br>Dual Mobility<br>Liners<br>(K200854) | Reference Devices:<br>Stryker MDM Acetabular<br>System (K103233)<br>Zimmer Biomet G7 Dual<br>Mobility (K150522)<br>DePuy SUMMIT Porocoat<br>Hip Prosthesis - MR<br>Conditional, DePuy SUMMIT<br>DuoFix Hip Prosthesis – MR<br>Conditional, DePuy SUMMIT<br>Cemented Hip Prosthesis -<br>MR Conditional, DePuy<br>SUMMIT FX Cemented Hip<br>Prosthesis - MR Conditional,<br>DePuy SUMMIT Basic Press-<br>Fit Hip Prosthesis – MR<br>Conditional (K231873) |
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| | Subject<br>Device:<br>EMPHASYS<br>Mobile<br>Bearing<br>Heads | Predicate<br>Device:<br>BI-MENTUM<br>Dual Mobility<br>System<br>(K181744) | Reference Devices:<br>EMPHASYS Acetabular<br>AOX Liners (K221636)<br>Zimmer Biomet G7 Dual<br>Mobility (K150522)<br>Smith & Nephew OR3O<br>(K232667)<br>DePuy SUMMIT Porocoat<br>Hip Prosthesis - MR<br>Conditional, DePuy SUMMIT<br>DuoFix Hip Prosthesis – MR<br>Conditional, DePuy SUMMIT<br>Cemented Hip Prosthesis -<br>MR Conditional, DePuy<br>SUMMIT FX Cemented Hip<br>Prosthesis - MR Conditional,<br>DePuy SUMMIT Basic Press-<br>Fit Hip Prosthesis - MR<br>Conditional (K231873) |
| Reason for<br>510(k)<br>submission | The purpose of this 510(k) submission is to obtain market<br>clearance for the DePuy EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System. | | |
| Device<br>description | The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System includes Co-Cr-Mo Dual<br>Mobility Liners and AOX Polyethylene Mobile Bearing Heads as<br>well as other previously cleared compatible components. | | |
| Intended use<br>of the device | The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System is designed to provide<br>additional stability where there is an unstable joint and is for use in<br>total hip arthroplasty, which is intended to provide increased<br>patient mobility and reduce pain by replacing the damaged hip<br>joint articulation in patients where there is evidence of sufficient<br>sound bone to seat and support the components. | | |
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| Indications for<br>use | Total hip replacement is indicated in the following conditions:<br>A severely painful and/or disabled joint (typically due to<br>non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease). Failed previous hip surgery. Dislocation risks. EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Liners and EMPHASYS Mobile<br>Bearing Heads are intended for cementless applications. |
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| Comparison of<br>Technological<br>Characteristics | The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System proposes no new<br>applications, intended use, or indications relative to the predicate devices. The material of construction of the EMPHASYS Dual<br>Mobility Liners is identical to that of the predicate (Cobalt-<br>chromium-molybdenum alloy (CoCrMo) conforming to ASTM<br>F1537). The EMPHASYS Mobile Bearing Heads are<br>manufactured from AOX Polyethylene, identical to the reference device (EMPHASYS Acetabular AOX Liners (K221636)). While<br>there are minor differences in design between the subject devices and the predicate/reference devices, DePuy has provided<br>comparative testing to demonstrate equivalence with existing products. |
| Performance<br>Testing | The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System was tested to demonstrate its substantial equivalence to the identified predicate devices.<br>Testing and analyses included: EMPHASYS Mobile Bearing Head Thickness Assessment EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Liner Thickness Assessment Range of Motion Analysis- ISO 21535:2007 EMPHASYS Mobile Bearing Head Impingement-ASTM<br>F2582-20 EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Impingement Testing to<br>ASTM F2582-20 EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Liner Push-Out- ASTM<br>F1820-22 EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Liner Offset Pull-Out- ASTM<br>F1820-22 EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Liner Torque-Out- ASTM<br>F1820-22 EMPHASYS Mobile Bearing Head Lever-Out EMPHASYS Dual Mobility ASTM F1875 Method I Test EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Non-Aged Standard Walking<br>Wear Test- ISO 14242-1:2014 and ISO 14242-2:2016. EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Standard Walking with Mode<br>3 Third Body Abrasive Wear Test - ISO 14242-1:2014,<br>ISO 14242-1 AMD 1:2018, ISO 14242-2:2016 and ISO<br>14242-4:2018. |
| | EMPHASYS Dual Mobility High Angle Standard Walking<br>Wear Test- ISO 14242-1:2014, ISO 14242-2:2016 and ISO<br>14242-4:2018. EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Worst Case Outer Bearing<br>Wear of EMSYS DM under Standard Walking Wear- ISO<br>14242-1:2014 and ISO 14242-2:2016 EMPHASYS Dual Mobility Friction Test- ASTM<br>F3143-20 MRI Safety Evaluation Testing of Total Hip Systems-<br>ASTM F2503-23, ASTM F2182 -19e2, ASTM F2052-21,<br>ASTM F2213-17, and ASTM F2119-07 |
| Substantial<br>Equivalence | The EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System is substantially equivalent<br>to the identified predicates with respect to intended use,<br>indications, materials, geometry, and method of fixation. Results of<br>performance testing and analyses demonstrate that the<br>EMPHASYS Dual Mobility System performs as well as the<br>predicate devices. |
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