# K072251: Merete Toemobile Anatomical Great Toe Resurfacing System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Merete Medical GmbH
- Decided: May 8, 2008 after 269 days
- Product code: LZJ (Prosthesis, Toe (Metatarsophalangeal), Joint, Metal/Polymer, Semi-Constrained)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K920446 (1993). 2 ancestors in all.
9 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K920446: Total Toe System, Biomet, Inc. (1993) Summary page 1.
- K924724: Kinetik Great Toe System, Kinetikos Medical, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K102549: The Ascension Movement Great Toe System Total Arthroplasty (2010), 8 descendants of its own
- K132496: Arthrosurface Toemotion (2014), 7 descendants of its own
- K152454: HemiCAP MTP Resurfacing Hemi-Arthroplasty System (2016), 6 descendants of its own
- K190543: Cannulated Hemi Implant (2019), 5 descendants of its own
- K203634: BioPoly Great Toe Hemiarthroplasty Implant (2021), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Merete ToeMobileTM Anatomical Great Toe Resurfacing System is a two-piece implant that is intended to be used as prosthesis for the metatarso-phalangeal joint. The device is intended for cemented use only. Indications for use include: - Painful degenerative metatarso-phalangeal joint change - Hallux rigidus stage 3 and 4 - Hallux valgus and hallux rigidus - Hallux limitus with painful arthrofibrosis - Revisions- after moderate proximal phalanx resection

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072251
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology