The Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components are intended to be used with the below listed, legally marketed Implex Acetabular Component Replacement Systems to resurface the acetabular socket in cemented or cementless total hip arthroplasty. Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components are for use with the following legally marketed Implex devices with 28 mm femoral heads: 1. The Implex HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented & cernentless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and greater for the 0° face-angle, and OD sizes 50 mm and greater for the 10 and 20° face-angle options. 2. The Implex Revision HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented & cementless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and greater for the 0° face-angle, and OD sizes 50 mm and greater for the 10 and 20° face-angle options. 3. The Implex A-230 (porous beads) Acetabular Cup System, cemented & cementless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and greater for the 0°, 10 ° and 20° face angle options. 4. The Implex Modular Elliptical Porous Cup. The permitted OD size is 54 mm and greater for the 0°, 10° and 20° face angle options.
Device Story
Acetabular component liners for total hip arthroplasty; manufactured from cross-linked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Device functions as bearing surface in hip replacement systems; articulates with 28 mm Co-Cr-Mo femoral heads. Intended for use in clinical orthopedic settings by surgeons. Cross-linking process aims to reduce volumetric wear rates compared to standard UHMWPE. Clinical benefit derived from improved wear resistance, potentially extending implant longevity.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. In-vitro multiaxial hip joint simulation performed for 5 million cycles using bovine calf serum lubricant. Compared subject cross-linked UHMWPE to standard UHMWPE and Charnley 'Gold Standard' controls. Results showed 65-89% reduction in gravimetric wear rate for subject components. Note: In-vitro simulation results have not been shown to correlate with clinical wear mechanisms.
Technological Characteristics
Acetabular liners made of cross-linked UHMWPE conforming to ASTM F-648. Manufacturing via sheet or direct compression molding. Designed for articulation with 28 mm Co-Cr-Mo femoral heads. Compatible with specific Implex cemented/cementless acetabular shells.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing cemented or cementless total hip arthroplasty requiring acetabular socket resurfacing using compatible Implex acetabular cup systems with 28 mm femoral heads.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A hip joint metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented 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 includes prostheses that have a femoral component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and an acetabular resurfacing component made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene and is limited to those prostheses intended for use with bone cement (§ 888.3027).
Predicate Devices
Implex HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup
Implex Revision HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup
Implex A-230 (beaded) Acetabular Cup System
Implex Modular Elliptical Porous Cup System
DePuy Duraloc Acetabular Cup System
Osteonics Cross-Fire Acetabular Components
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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K990330
Implex Corp.
MAR - 1 2000
Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components Supplement #3 to K990330
pg 1 of 3
## 510(k) SUMMARY - Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components
- Implex Corp. Submitter Name: Submitter Address: 80 Commerce Drive Allendale, New Jersey 07401-1600 Contact Person(s): Robert Poggie or John Schalago (201) 818-1800 Phone Number: (201) 818-0567 Fax Number: February 28, 2000 Date Prepared: Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Device Trade Name: Components Device Common Name: Polyethylene Acetabular Components Classification Name: Prosthesis, Hip, Acetabular Component, Cemented, Cementless Predicate Devices: Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components are for use with the following legally marketed Implex devices: 1) The Implex HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented & cementless 2) The Implex Revision HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented & cementless 3) The Implex A-230 (beaded) Acetabular Cup System, cemented & cementless The Implex Modular Elliptical Porous Cup System 5) The DePuy Duraloc Acetabular Cup System
- 6) Osteonics Cross-Fire Acetabular Components
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K99 0330
## 510(k) Summary, Continued
Device Description:
Intended Use:
Wear Claims:
Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular
Components are for use with the following legally
marketed Implex devices with 28 mm femoral heads:
1. The Implex HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented
& cementless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and
greater for the 0° face-angle, and OD sizes 50 mm and
greater for the 10 and 20° face-angle options.
2. The Implex Revision HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup,
cemented & cementless. The permitted OD size is 52
mm and greater for the 0° face-angle, and OD sizes 50
mm and greater for the 10 and 20° face-angle options.
3. The Implex A-230 (porous beads) Acetabular Cup
System, cemented & cementless. The permitted OD size
is 52 mm and greater for the 0°, 10° and 20° face angle
options.
4. The Implex Modular Elliptical Porous Cup. The
permitted OD size is 54 mm and greater for the 0°, 10°
and 20° face angle options.
The Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular
Components are intended to be used with the above
listed, legally marketed Implex Acetabular Component
Replacement Systems to resurface the acetabular socket
in cemented or cementless total hip arthroplasty.
Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular
Components with sheet compression molded GUR
1020 show a 65% reduction in gravimetric wear rate
versus the same acetabular components (28 mm/52
mm ID/OD, with polyethylene thickness of 9.5 mm)
fabricated from Implex's current sheet compression
molded GUR 1020 polyethylene, 47% less than the
Charnley 'Gold Standard' (22 mm heads), and 87% less
than the Charnley 'Gold Standard' 28 mm heads), (0.1
mm of linear head penetration converted to volumetric
wear).
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Wear Claims:
Pag Sog 3 Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Implex Components with direct compression molded (DCM) GUR 1020 show a 89 % reduction in gravimetric wear rate versus the same acetabular components fabricated from Implex's current direct compression molded GUR 1020 polyethylene, 67 % less than the Charnley 'Gold Standard' (22 mm heads), and 95 % less than the linear head penetration converted to volumetric wear).
All hip wear simulation testing was performed under multiaxial hip joint simulation for 5 million cycles, using a super-finished Implex 28 mm Co-Cr-Mo femoral head articulating counterface, a polyethylene component corresponding to a shell OD of 52 mm, and with bovine calf serum as a lubricant. Polyethylene thickness was 8.2 mm for the tested DCM components.
The results of such in-vitro hip wear simulation tests have not been shown to correlate with clinical wear mechanisms.
The intended use, indications, contraindications, and design specifications of the subject components remain the same as their Implex predicate component counterparts, for the acetabular components and sizes listed above. The raw material being utilized in the manufacture of both the subject and predicate devices remains as direct and sheet compression molded ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) conforming to ASTM F-648. The modifications to the manufacturing process of this polyethylene will be introduced to create a higher cross-linked polyethylene.
The safety and effectiveness of this cross-linked polyethylene in acetabular applications, as well as the proposed wear claims, are supported by the substantial equivalence information, materials data and testing results provided within this Supplement #3 to K990330, the original 510(k) submission (K990330), and Supplements #1 and #2 to K990330.
Cross-Linked Acetabular Implex Polyethylene Components are substantially equivalent to the above identified predicate devices and for the associated component sizes.
Statement of Technological Comparison:
Conclusion:
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
MAR - 1 2000
Dr. Robert A. Poggie Director of Applied Research Implex Corporation 80 Commerce Drive Allendale, New Jersey 07401-1600
Re: K990330
Trade Name: Cross-linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components Regulatory Class: II Product Code: JDI and LPH Dated: December 2, 1999 Received: December 3, 1999
Dear Dr. Poggie:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general control provisions of the Act. The general control provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the current Good Manufacturing Practice requirement, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic (QS) inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
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If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4659. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or at (301) 443-6597, or at its Internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,
Neil R.P. Ogden
James E. Dillard III Acting Director Division of General and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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| 510(k) Number (if known): | K990330 |
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| Device Name: | Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular<br>Components |
| Indications For Use: | The Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular<br>Components are intended to be used with the below<br>listed, legally marketed Implex Acetabular Component<br>Replacement Systems to resurface the acetabular<br>socket in cemented or cementless total hip<br>arthroplasty. |
Implex Cross-Linked Polyethylene Acetabular Components are for use with the following legally marketed Implex devices with 28 mm femoral heads:
- 1. The Implex HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented & cernentless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and greater for the 0° face-angle, and OD sizes 50 mm and greater for the 10 and 20° face-angle options.
- 2. The Implex Revision HEP (Hedrocel) Acetabular Cup, cemented & cementless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and greater for the 0° face-angle, and OD sizes 50 mm and greater for the 10 and 20° face-angle options.
- 3. The Implex A-230 (porous beads) Acetabular Cup System, cemented & cementless. The permitted OD size is 52 mm and greater for the 0°, 10 ° and 20° face angle options.
- 4. The Implex Modular Elliptical Porous Cup. The permitted OD size is 54 mm and greater for the 0°, 10° and 20° face angle options.
| | Concurrence of CDRH; Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) |
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| | OR... |
| | <div style="display:flex; flex-direction:row; align-items:center;">No</div> |
| | Over-The-Counter Use |
| | <div style="display:flex; flex-direction:row; align-items:center;">No</div> |
| (Division Sign-Off)<br>Division of General Restorative Devices | |
| 510(k) Number | K990330 |
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