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FMP Metal/Metal Acetabular Insert

K003250510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 25, 2001100-day reviewClass III21 CFR 888.3330

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Encore Orthopedics, Inc. · KWA Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained (Metal Uncemented Acetabular Component)

Cleared on Jan 25, 2001 after a 100-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jan 25, 2001
Review
100 days
Class
Class III
Product code
KWA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003250 FMP Metal/Metal Acetabular InsertEncore Orthopedics, Inc. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK040354 Metal/Metal Hip SystemEncore Medical L.P. · 2004

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  • K040354Metal/Metal Hip SystemEncore Medical L.P. · 2004 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003250FMP Metal/Metal Acetabular InsertEncore Orthopedics, Inc.2001—
+1K040354Metal/Metal Hip SystemEncore Medical L.P.2004—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003250, 2001–2004Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K040354Metal/Metal Hip SystemEncore Medical L.P.20040

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K040354 (Encore Medical L.P., 2004) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KWA devices

KWA Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained (Metal Uncemented Acetabular Component): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWA

4in 2012

2007: 82008: 92009: 72010: 62011: 112012: 4
2007high 11 (2011) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWA

76in 2012

2007: 74 days median2008: 57 days median2009: 139 days median2010: 167 days median2011: 101 days median2012: 76 days median
2007high 167 (2010) · low 57 (2008)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KWA

19in 2023

2008: 132010: 842011: 282012: 212013: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 22020: 12023: 19
2007high 84 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · KWA

1,216in 2025

2007: 2132008: 7622009: 8202010: 3,3482011: 17,7372012: 24,6012013: 20,0202014: 16,4942015: 12,3392016: 7,8722017: 6,8472018: 6,3882019: 7,6282020: 4,5382021: 2,0642022: 1,6172023: 1,4742024: 1,1682025: 1,216
2007high 24,601 (2012) · low 213 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20078740213
200895713762
200971390820
20106167843,348
2011111012817,737
20124762124,601
20130—120,020
20140—016,494
20150—012,339
20160—17,872
20170—16,847
20180—16,388
20190—27,628
20200—14,538
20210—02,064
20220—01,617
20230—191,474
20240—01,168
20250—01,216
20260—0—

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510(k) Report. “K003250: FMP Metal/Metal Acetabular Insert.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003250

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