510(k) Report

FDA applicant

Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.

Memphis, TN88 decisions1984–199714 recalls

FDA records 88 decisions for Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. (Memphis, TN) from 1984 to 1997: 87 510(k) clearances and 1 original PMA approval. Most are in product codes JWH (Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial…) and JDI (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained…). Its devices cite 12 predicates, 3 of them its own earlier devices. 14 recalls are linked to its devices.

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

FIG. A — Illustration, orthopedic panel, where it files most

How often FDA has decided Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.’s devices, and how often a recall has named them.

FDA decisions per year

No FDA decision for Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. since 2007.

Recalls per year

2in 2024

2013: 22014: 12015: 12017: 12020: 22022: 12023: 12024: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I Class II/III not classified

FIG. 1 — Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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