# K001471: The Implex Hedrocel Acetabular Augment, XX-Yyy-ZZZZ

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Implex Corp.
- Decided: Aug 7, 2000 after 88 days
- Product code: LWJ (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3360
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
81 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 82 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
- K061067: Trabecular Metal Acetabular Augments (2006), 79 descendants of its own
- K052888: Porous Titanium Acetabular Augments (2005), 54 descendants of its own
- K100391: Depuy Universal Gription TF Cones (2010), 53 descendants of its own
- K143393: Triathlon Tritanium Cone Augments (2015), 40 descendants of its own
- K172326: Triathlon Total Knee System, Triathlon PKR System, Restoris MCK Knee System (2017), 24 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K001471
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology