# K061786: Versys Fiber Metal Midcoat Low Head Center Hip Prosthesis

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 24, 2006 after 28 days
- Product code: LPH (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3358
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K931641 (1994). 5 ancestors in all.
10 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042776: Versys Hip System Beaded Midcoat Low Head Center Hip Prosthesis, Model 00-7840-XXX-XX, Zimmer, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K163577: Ecofit® Hip System (2017), 9 descendants of its own
- K180263: EcoFit Vit E Acetabular System (2018), 5 descendants of its own
- K203420: EcoFit® Hip System (2021), 4 descendants of its own
- K210678: implaFit® hip stems (2022), 3 descendants of its own
- K240834: EcoFit® short stem cementless cpTi (2024), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
Total hip replacement for the following: severe hip pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, collagen disorders, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, nonunion of previous fractures of the femur; congenital hip dysplasia, protrusio acetabuli, slipped capital femoral epiphysis; disability due to previous fusion; previously failed endoprostheses, and/or total hip components in the affected extremity and acute femoral neck fractures. Hemi-hip replacement for the following: fracture dislocation of the hip; elderly, debilitated patients when a total hip replacement is contraindicated; irreducible fractures in which adequate fixation cannot be obtained; certain high subcapital fractures and comminuted femoral neck fractures in the aged; nonunion of femoral neck fractures; secondary avascular necrosis of the femoral head; pathological fractures of the femoral neck; and osteoarthritis in which the femoral head is primarily affected.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K061786
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology