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Ascent Knee System

K011219510(k) SpecialCleared May 18, 200128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3560

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

Biomet, Inc. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on May 18, 2001 after a 28-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 60 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 18, 2001
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

60 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2007: 1 descendant cleared2010: 4 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2023: 9 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2025: 8 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2024: 5 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK011219 Ascent Knee SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 59 of its ownK072785 Twinfix FT PKSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Division · 2007
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 40 of its ownK110545 Smith & Nephew Next Generation Fully Threaded Peek Suture Anchor…Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2011
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 25 of its ownK133671 Iconix All Suture AnchorsStryker Corp. · 2014
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 19 of its ownK093228 Smith & Nephew Twinfix Ultra PK Suture AnchorSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2009
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 17 of its ownK100159 Smith and Nephew Twinfix Ultra TI Suture AnchorSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Div. · 2010 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2007: 12009: 22010: 42011: 12012: 22013: 12014: 22015: 42016: 22017: 42018: 12019: 12020: 42021: 12022: 52023: 92024: 52025: 82026: 3
2007high 9 (2023) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K072785Twinfix FT PKSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Division · 2007 · cites it directly59descendants
  • K110545Smith & Nephew Next Generation Fully Threaded Peek Suture Anchor (Ngftsa PK)Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on40descendants
  • K133671Iconix All Suture AnchorsStryker Corp. · 2014 · 3 generations on25descendants
  • K093228Smith & Nephew Twinfix Ultra PK Suture AnchorSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on19descendants
  • K100159Smith and Nephew Twinfix Ultra TI Suture AnchorSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Div. · 2010 · 3 generations on17descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K011219Ascent Knee SystemBiomet, Inc.2001—
+1K072785Twinfix FT PKSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Division2007—
+2K110545Smith & Nephew Next Generation Fully Threaded Peek Suture Anchor (Ngftsa PK)Smith & Nephew, Inc.2011—
+3K133671Iconix All Suture AnchorsStryker Corp.2014—
+2K093228Smith & Nephew Twinfix Ultra PK Suture AnchorSmith & Nephew, Inc.2009—
+3K100159Smith and Nephew Twinfix Ultra TI Suture AnchorSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Div.20104

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
200920
201040
201110
201220
201310
201420
201540
201620
201740
201810
201910
202040
202110
202250
202390
202450
202580
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K011219, 2001–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K221479 Persona Personalized Knee Systemscore 22.4 · 11 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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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? (60)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K072785Twinfix FT PKSmith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Division200759

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, K072785 (Smith & Nephew Inc., Endoscopy Division, 2007) has gone furthest, with 59 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JWH devices

JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JWH

20in 2025

2007: 182008: 172009: 112010: 192011: 252012: 332013: 312014: 332015: 272016: 182017: 252018: 252019: 282020: 222021: 242022: 172023: 202024: 192025: 202026 (partial year): 12
2007high 33 (2012) · low 11 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JWH

55in 2025

2007: 74 days median2008: 81 days median2009: 168 days median2010: 85 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 85 days median2013: 128 days median2014: 98 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 88 days median2017: 118 days median2018: 90 days median2019: 133 days median2020: 59 days median2021: 61 days median2022: 56 days median2023: 57 days median2024: 89 days median2025: 55 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 168 (2009) · low 55 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · JWH

2in 2025

2007: 142008: 102009: 1092010: 322011: 272012: 852013: 312014: 132015: 112016: 172017: 612018: 142019: 52020: 22021: 82022: 122023: 672024: 72025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 109 (2009) · low 2 (2020)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JWH

9,306in 2025

2007: 1,3052008: 1,4832009: 1,8702010: 3,2862011: 5,1332012: 5,2032013: 6,1352014: 6,7222015: 6,8812016: 7,5862017: 12,2632018: 14,0712019: 14,9872020: 12,5922021: 9,4082022: 8,3642023: 8,9472024: 10,8282025: 9,306
2007high 14,987 (2019) · low 1,305 (2007)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071874141,305
20081781101,483
2009111681091,870
20101985323,286
20112587275,133
20123385855,203
201331128316,135
20143398136,722
20152787116,881
20161888177,586
2017251186112,263
201825901414,071
201928133514,987
20202259212,592
2021246189,408
20221756128,364
20232057678,947
20241989710,828
2025205529,306
202612634—
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510(k) Report. “K011219: Ascent Knee System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K011219

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026