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Symmetric Unicompartmental Knee System

K012800510(k) TraditionalCleared May 3, 2002255-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3530

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

Whiteside Biomechanics, Inc. · HRY Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer

Cleared on May 3, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K955778 (Intermedics Orthopedics, 1996) after a 255-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996.

Decided
May 3, 2002
Review
255 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K955778 (1996). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K955778 · Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee System · Intermedics Orthopedics · 1996 · recalled19961998200020022004
  1. Root · 1 generation backK955778 Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee SystemIntermedics Orthopedics · 1996 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK012800 Symmetric Unicompartmental Knee SystemWhiteside Biomechanics, Inc. · 2002
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K955778Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee SystemIntermedics Orthopedics19961
0 (this device)K012800Symmetric Unicompartmental Knee SystemWhiteside Biomechanics, Inc.2002—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K012800, 1996–2002Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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  1. #1 K193549 SIGMA High Performance (HP) Partial Knee Systemscore 0.4 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K955778Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee System
Summary page 1
…e System Unicompartmental Knee System Knee joint femorotibial, metal/polymer, semi- constrained, cemented prosthesis. Class 11 Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee (K955778) The Symmetric Unicompartmental Knee System is intended for the resurfacing of one side of the knee joint. The system consists o…
Intermedics Orthopedics19961

Also cleared against K955778: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K955778.

How does its category compare?

All HRY devices

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

FDA decisions per year · HRY

1in 2020

2007: 32008: 32010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRY

138in 2008

2007: 92 days median2008: 138 days median
2007high 138 (2008) · low 92 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRY

3in 2022

2007: 12008: 12011: 12013: 12016: 12020: 12021: 12022: 3
2007high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRY

290in 2025

2007: 2632008: 2852009: 2492010: 1802011: 1552012: 1372013: 3832014: 3052015: 3452016: 3432017: 4022018: 6132019: 3672020: 1,0542021: 1,2182022: 8402023: 3962024: 4302025: 290
2007high 1,218 (2021) · low 137 (2012)2025

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

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20073921263
200831381285
20090—0249
20101—0180
20111—1155
20121—0137
20131—1383
20141—0305
20151—0345
20161—1343
20170—0402
20180—0613
20191—0367
20201—11,054
20210—11,218
20220—3840
20230—0396
20240—0430
20250—0290
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Symmetric Unicom{paa\mental Knee System is for Cemented Use Only and is indicated for restroing ejthgr compartment of a knee that has been damaged by rtheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, failed osteotomies or hemiarthroplasties.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K012800: Symmetric Unicompartmental Knee System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012800

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026