# K024134: Uni Hip Stem

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Plus Orthopedics
- Decided: Jan 15, 2003 after 30 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
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K932481 (1994). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K001942: SL-Plus and SLR-Plus Stems, Plus Orthopedics (2000)

## Most influential descendants
- K123598: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Hip System Instrumentation (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The UNI Hip Stem is intended for treating patients who are candidates for total hip arthroplasty because the natural femoral head has been subject to disease or trauma. It is also intended to treat previously failed hip arthroplasties. This device is intended to aid the surgeon in relieving the patient of hip pain and restoring hip motion.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K024134
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology