# Howmedica Corp.

- Location (FDA's records): Rutherford, NJ
- FDA decisions: 412 (1971–1999): 409 510(k) clearances and 3 original PMA approvals
- Names in FDA's records: Howmedica Corp. (376); Howmedica, Inc. (36)
- Product codes: JWH (47), JDI (43), HRS (27), HSB (26), KTT (22), LZO (19), LPH (18), JEC (13), HRY (12), HWC (12), EJS (10), EXB (9)
- Predicates its devices cite: 123 (78 its own); citations of its devices by later devices: 346 (78 its own)
- Recalls linked to its devices: 49 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Firms whose devices it cites most
- Pfizer Hospital Products Group, Inc.: 5 (https://510kreport.com/company/pfizer-hospital-products-group)
- Zimmer, Inc.: 4 (https://510kreport.com/company/zimmer)
- Pfizer, Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/pfizer)
- Richards Medical Co., Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/richards-medical)
- Depuy, Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/depuy)
- Osteonics Corp.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/osteonics)
- Howmedica Leibinger, Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/howmedica-leibinger)
- Biomet, Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/biomet)

## Firms that cite its devices most
- Howmedica Osteonics Corp.: 54 (https://510kreport.com/company/howmedica-osteonics)
- Howmedica Leibinger, Inc.: 15 (https://510kreport.com/company/howmedica-leibinger)
- Biomet, Inc.: 10 (https://510kreport.com/company/biomet)
- Ferguson Medical: 10 (https://510kreport.com/company/ferguson-medical)
- Howmedica Osteonics Corp., Dba Stryker Orthopaedics: 9 (https://510kreport.com/company/howmedica-osteonics-dba-stryker-orthopaedics)
- Stryker Orthopaedics: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/stryker-orthopaedics)
- Orthopedic Designs, Inc.: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/orthopedic-designs)
- Orthopaedic Designs, Inc.: 6 (https://510kreport.com/company/orthopaedic-designs)

## Its most-cited devices
- K984251: Xia Spine System (1999), cited by 14
- K900926: Trochanter Cable Grip System (Add'l Indications) (1990), cited by 9
- K961497: Profyle Titanium Hand and Small Fragment System (1996), cited by 9
- K974054: Distal Centralizer, Exeter II Hip System (1997), cited by 8
- K971755: Hoffmann II Compact External Fixation System (1997), cited by 6
- K844068: Trochanter Cable Grip System (1985), cited by 6

## Recent decisions
- K984251: Xia Spine System (Feb 24, 1999)
- K984202: Howmedica Humeral Intercalary System (Feb 5, 1999)
- K984305: Zeta Multizone Locking Nail System (Feb 1, 1999)
- K983885: Burr Hole Covers, Craniomaxillofacial Plates (Jan 29, 1999)
- K983528: Micro Dynamic Mesh (Dec 23, 1998)
- K983404: Type 3 Femoral Components (Dec 22, 1998)
- K980925: Duration II Tibial Inserts-Ethylene Oxide Sterilization (Dec 16, 1998)
- K980926: Duration II Acetabular Components-Ethylene Oxide Sterilization (Dec 16, 1998)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/company/howmedica