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Solitude Unipolar Head

K042973510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 27, 200591-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3360

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

Ortho Development Corp. · KWL Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal

Cleared on Jan 27, 2005 after a 91-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Jan 27, 2005
Review
91 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K042973Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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.

How does its category compare?

All KWL devices

KWL Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWL

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 12011: 22012: 12015: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWL

32in 2025

2025: 32 days median
2007high 32 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWL

2in 2017

2007: 362009: 22015: 12017: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 36 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWL

29in 2025

2007: 112008: 132009: 212010: 552011: 512012: 622013: 892014: 1072015: 2232016: 2102017: 3472018: 2942019: 4152020: 2702021: 1072022: 992023: 482024: 1432025: 29
2007high 415 (2019) · low 11 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWL, 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—3611
20081—013
20090—221
20100—055
20112—051
20121—062
20130—089
20140—0107
20151—1223
20160—0210
20170—2347
20182—0294
20191—0415
20201—0270
20210—0107
20221—099
20230—048
20241—0143
2025332029
20262—1—

What is it indicated for?

The SolitudeTM Unipolar femoral head is intended for hemi-arthroplasty in cemented and

uncemented primary or revision femoral stem applications whose indications include:

1. Notably impaired hip joint due to osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or post

traumatic arthritis.

2. Proximal femoral neck fractures or dislocation.

3. Idiopathic avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

4. Non-union of proximal femoral neck fractures.

5. Treatment of fractures that are unmanageable using other forms of therapy.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K042973: Solitude Unipolar Head.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K042973

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