# K093846: Longevity IT Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Elevated Liners

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Zimmer, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 4, 2010 after 51 days
- Product code: LZO (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3353
- 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 K934765 (1994). 7 ancestors in all.
144 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 152 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K091508: Zimmer Continuum Acetabular System, Zimmer Trilogy IT Acetabular System, Zimmer, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K101229: Longevity IT Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Elevated Liners, Continuum Acetabular System and Trilogy Integrated Taper (2010), 143 descendants of its own
- K103662: Continuum and Trilogy Integrated Taper (IT) Acetabular Systems; Longevity IT Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Elevated LI (2011), 137 descendants of its own
- K120370: Vivacit-E Vitamin E Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Liners (2012), 88 descendants of its own
- K121771: Zimmer Persona the Personalized Knee System (2012), 59 descendants of its own
- K121874: G7 Acetabular System (2012), 53 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The system is indicated for primary or revision surgery in skeletally mature individuals for rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, pro rso acetabuli, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant. The system is intended for use either with or without bone cement in total hip arthroplasty.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093846
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology