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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2018

Hiploc Compression Hip Screw

K080685510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 15, 2008157-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3030Recalls 4

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

Biomet Manufacturing, Inc. · JDO Device, Fixation, Proximal Femoral, Implant

Cleared on Aug 15, 2008 as substantially equivalent to K781389 (Biomet, Inc., 1978) and 1 other predicate after a 157-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1978. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 4 times.

Decided
Aug 15, 2008
Review
157 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDO
Recalls
4
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K781389 (1978). 2 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 other ancestor2014: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant clearedK781389 · Biomet Concentric Hex Screw · Biomet, Inc. · 197819801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant K781389 · Biomet Concentric Hex Screw · Biomet, Inc. · 19780
  1. Root · 1 generation backK781389 Biomet Concentric Hex ScrewBiomet, Inc. · 1978
  2. This deviceK080685 Hiploc Compression Hip ScrewBiomet Manufacturing, Inc. · 2008
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK140018 TSP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2014 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK173826 THP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2018

Most influential descendants

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  • K140018TSP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K173826THP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2018 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K781389Biomet Concentric Hex ScrewBiomet, Inc.1978—
0 (this device)K080685Hiploc Compression Hip ScrewBiomet Manufacturing, Inc.2008—
+1K140018TSP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc.20142
+2K173826THP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc.2018—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
201810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K080685, 1978–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Top candidate predicates for a new JDO device

  1. #1 K213126 Smith & Nephew, Inc. Plates and Screws…score 12.0 · 14 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K781389Biomet Concentric Hex Screw
Summary page 1
…evice, Fixation, Proximal Femoral, Implant 3DO (CFR 888.3030) Legally Marketed Devices To Which Substantial Equivalence Is Claimed: Biomet® Compression Hip Screw System, K781389; DHS® System, Synthes, K981757. Device Description: The HipLOC TM Compression Hip Screw is designed as an internal fixation devi…
Biomet, Inc.1978—
*K981757Synthes (Usa) DHS Helix System
Summary page 1
…al, Implant 3DO (CFR 888.3030) Legally Marketed Devices To Which Substantial Equivalence Is Claimed: Biomet® Compression Hip Screw System, K781389; DHS® System, Synthes, K981757. Device Description: The HipLOC TM Compression Hip Screw is designed as an internal fixation device to provide alignment and str…
Synthes (Usa)1998—

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K140018TSP Hip Fracture Plating SystemBiomet, Inc.20141

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Aug 9, 2018Class IIZ-3264-2018Process designHipLOC System Plate Barrel due to an undersized bore on the HipLOC plate barrel, can result in the lag screw not fitting through the barrel
Aug 9, 2018Class IIZ-3263-2018Process designHipLOC System Plate Barrel due to an undersized bore on the HipLOC plate barrel, can result in the lag screw not fitting through the barrel
Aug 9, 2018Class IIZ-3261-2018Process designHipLOC System Plate Barrel due to an undersized bore on the HipLOC plate barrel, can result in the lag screw not fitting through the barrel
Aug 9, 2018Class IIZ-3262-2018Process designHipLOC System Plate Barrel due to an undersized bore on the HipLOC plate barrel, can result in the lag screw not fitting through the barrel

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K140018 (Biomet, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JDO devices

JDO Device, Fixation, Proximal Femoral, Implant: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JDO

1in 2023

2008: 22014: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDO

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

Recalls per year · JDO

1in 2013

2013: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDO

1in 2025

2007: 42008: 12009: 12010: 62011: 62012: 92013: 522014: 152015: 192016: 442017: 262018: 182019: 102020: 192021: 102022: 32023: 52024: 22025: 1
2007high 52 (2013) · low 1 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDO, 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
20070—04
20082—01
20090—01
20100—06
20110—06
20120—09
20130—152
20141—015
20150—019
20161—044
20171—026
20181—018
20190—010
20201—019
20211—010
20221—03
20231—05
20240—02
20250—01
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Indications for the HipLOCTM Compression Hip Screw include open reduction and internal fixation of a wide variety of fractures of the proximal femur: intracapsular fractures, intertrochanteric fractures and subtrochanteric fractures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K080685: Hiploc Compression Hip Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K080685

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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