# K000590: Lateral Pivot Insert

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Encore Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: May 11, 2000 after 80 days
- Product code: JWH (Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3560
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
144 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 145 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K020114: 3D KNEE (2002), 143 descendants of its own
- K091956: Highly Cross-Linked Vitamin E Uhmwpe Tibial Inserts, Model 391/392-09_19-702_712 (2010), 119 descendants of its own
- K100900: Motivation Knee System (2010), 72 descendants of its own
- K130365: X-Alt Highly Cross Linked VE Acetabular Liner (2013), 38 descendants of its own
- K103223: Highly Cross-Linked Vitamin E Uhmwpe Tibial Inserts (2010), 37 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K000590
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology