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Classic Great Toe Implant

K023086510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 4, 200217-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3720

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

Nexa Orthopedics, Inc. · KWH Prosthesis, Toe, Constrained, Polymer

Cleared on Oct 4, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K981194 (Nexa Orthopedics, Inc., 1998) after a 17-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1978. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Oct 4, 2002
Review
17 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K780132 (1978). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant clearedK780132 · Implant, Hinge Toe, Flex. · Dow Corning Corp. Healthcare Industries Materials · 1978K981194 · Futura Biomedical Flexible Great Toe Implant · Nexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 199819801990200020102020
  1. Root · 2 generations backK780132 Implant, Hinge Toe, Flex.Dow Corning Corp. Healthcare Industries Materials · 1978
  2. 1 generation backK981194 Futura Biomedical Flexible Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 1998
  3. This deviceK023086 Classic Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK023562 Modification to Classic Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002

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  • K023562Modification to Classic Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K780132Implant, Hinge Toe, Flex.Dow Corning Corp. Healthcare Industries Materials1978—
−1K981194Futura Biomedical Flexible Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K023086Classic Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc.2002—
+1K023562Modification to Classic Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K023086, 1978–2002Source: 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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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
*K981194Futura Biomedical Flexible Great Toe Implant
Summary page 1
…87 K W Original Predicate Device: Futura Biomedical Flexible Great Toe Implant - k98 1 194 Registration Number: 2030833 Owner Opemtor Number: 90283 19 Device Descrip…
Nexa Orthopedics, Inc.1998—

Also cleared against K981194: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023562Modification to Classic Great Toe ImplantNexa Orthopedics, Inc.20020

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?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 20.4 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K023562 (Nexa Orthopedics, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K981194.

How does its category compare?

All KWH devices

KWH Prosthesis, Toe, Constrained, Polymer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWH

1in 2020

2011: 12016: 12018: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWH

Too few KWH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · KWH

2in 2009

2009: 2
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWH

8in 2025

2007: 22008: 42009: 52010: 32011: 22012: 62013: 52014: 62015: 62016: 62017: 32018: 72019: 152020: 82021: 52022: 52023: 62024: 22025: 8
2007high 15 (2019) · low 2 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWH, 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
20070—02
20080—04
20090—25
20100—03
20111—02
20120—06
20130—05
20140—06
20150—06
20161—06
20170—03
20181—07
20191—015
20201—08
20210—05
20220—05
20230—06
20240—02
20250—08
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Futura Biomedical Classic Great Toe Implant is indicated for:

Hallux l'mitus or hallux rigidus

Painful rheumatoid arthritis

Hallux abduct0 valgus associated with arthritis

Unstable or painfid joint from previous surgery

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K023086: Classic Great Toe Implant.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K023086

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026