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Modification to Tornier Total Elbow Prosthesis

K031218510(k) SpecialCleared May 16, 200329-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3160

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

Tornier · JDB Prosthesis, Elbow, Semi-Constrained, Cemented

Cleared on May 16, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K973357 (Zimmer, Inc., 1998) and 3 other predicates after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1989. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 16, 2003
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDB
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K883665 (1989). 5 ancestors in all. 7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant clearedK883665 · Coonrad Iii Total Elbow · Zimmer, Inc. · 1989K973357 · Coonrad/Morrey Total Elbow, New Hinge Pin · Zimmer, Inc. · 1998 · recalled1990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants K973357 · Coonrad/Morrey Total Elbow, New Hinge Pin · Zimmer, Inc. · 1998 · recalledK883665 · Coonrad Iii Total Elbow · Zimmer, Inc. · 19890
  1. Root · 2 generations backK883665 Coonrad Iii Total ElbowZimmer, Inc. · 1989
  2. 1 generation backK973357 Coonrad/Morrey Total Elbow, New Hinge PinZimmer, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK031218 Modification to Tornier Total Elbow ProsthesisTornier · 2003
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 6 of its ownK070787 Latitude Elbow ProthesisTornier · 2007
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK100562 Latitude Elbow ProsthesisTornier, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK171010 Latitude EV Total Elbow ArthroplastyTornier, Inc. · 2017
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK181362 TEMA Elbow SystemLima Corporate S.P.A. · 2019 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK182461 LATITUDE EV Total Elbow ArthroplastyTornier, Inc. · 2018

Showing 5 of 7 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2007: 12010: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 7 · See all
  • K070787Latitude Elbow ProthesisTornier · 2007 · cites it directly6descendants
  • K100562Latitude Elbow ProsthesisTornier, Inc. · 2010 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K171010Latitude EV Total Elbow ArthroplastyTornier, Inc. · 2017 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K181362TEMA Elbow SystemLima Corporate S.P.A. · 2019 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K182461LATITUDE EV Total Elbow ArthroplastyTornier, Inc. · 2018 · 2 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K883665Coonrad Iii Total ElbowZimmer, Inc.1989—
−1K973357Coonrad/Morrey Total Elbow, New Hinge PinZimmer, Inc.19981
0 (this device)K031218Modification to Tornier Total Elbow ProsthesisTornier2003—
+1K070787Latitude Elbow ProthesisTornier2007—
+1K100562Latitude Elbow ProsthesisTornier, Inc.20102
+2K171010Latitude EV Total Elbow ArthroplastyTornier, Inc.2017—
+2K181362TEMA Elbow SystemLima Corporate S.P.A.20191
+2K182461LATITUDE EV Total Elbow ArthroplastyTornier, Inc.2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
200010
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
201010
201710
201810
201910
202010
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031218, 1989–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (4)

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
*K973357Coonrad/Morrey Total Elbow, New Hinge Pin
Summary page 1
…ented prosthesis 9 888.3150 Elbow joint metaumetal or metaVpolymer constrained cemented prosthesis 5) Equivalent / Predicate device Coonrad / Morrey Total Elbow, Zimmer (K973357) Sorbie - Questor Elbow System, Wright 6 9 5 5 0 9 9 ) Tornier Total Elbow Prosthesis, Tornier (KO00003 and KO 11567)…
Zimmer, Inc.19981
*K955099Sorbie Total Elbow SystemWrightmedicaltechnologyinc1996—
*K000003Tornier Total Elbow ProsthesisTornier2000—
*K011567Tornier Total Elbow ProsthesisTornier2001—

Also cleared against K973357: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (7)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K070787Latitude Elbow ProthesisTornier20076
K100562Latitude Elbow ProsthesisTornier, Inc.20105

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 14 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 9.1 years on median.
  • 1 of the 5 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K070787 (Tornier, 2007) has gone furthest, with 6 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K973357.

How does its category compare?

All JDB devices

JDB Prosthesis, Elbow, Semi-Constrained, Cemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDB

1in 2022

2007: 22010: 22017: 12018: 12020: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDB

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

Recalls per year · JDB

1in 2024

2011: 12024: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDB

38in 2025

2007: 32008: 132009: 102010: 72011: 62012: 62013: 22014: 52015: 442016: 112017: 262018: 392019: 312020: 322021: 232022: 582023: 292024: 1632025: 38
2007high 163 (2024) · low 2 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDB, 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
20072—03
20080—013
20090—010
20102—07
20110—16
20120—06
20130—02
20140—05
20150—044
20160—011
20171—026
20181—039
20190—031
20201—032
20210—023
20221—058
20230—029
20240—1163
20250—038
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Tornier Total Elbow Prosthesis is intended for total elbow arthroplasty.

Prosthetic replacement with this device may be indicated in the following cases:

to relieve severe pain or significant disability in degenerative, rheumatoid or

traumatic disease of the elbow joint; correction of functional deformities; revision

procedures where other treatments or device have failed; treatment of fractures

that are unmanageable using other techniques.

The Tornier Total Elbow Prosthesis is intended for cemented use only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031218: Modification to Tornier Total Elbow Prosthesis.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031218

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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