# K002796: Modification to Provident Hip System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Stelkast Company
- Decided: Sep 28, 2000 after 21 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.
32 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 33 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K073068: Accin Hip System (2008), 28 descendants of its own
- K100445: Klassic HD Hip System (2010), 25 descendants of its own
- K143407: Klassic HD Hip System (2014), 16 descendants of its own
- K141972: Klassic HD Acetabular Insert with E-Link Poly (2014), 14 descendants of its own
- K163577: Ecofit® Hip System (2017), 9 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
1. Hip arthritis caused by rheumatoid disease, noninflammatory degenerative joint disease, and arthritis resulting from biologic or mechanical trauma to the hip. 2. Correction of functional deformity. 3. Treatment of nonunions, femoral neck and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur. 4. Difficult clinical management problems involving persistent pain and physical impairment where conventional arthrodesis is not likely to achieve satisfactory results.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K002796
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology