# K102549: The Ascension Movement Great Toe System Total Arthroplasty

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 21, 2010 after 105 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: 2 generations back to K920446 (1993). 3 ancestors in all.
8 later devices descend from it; 1 cites 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)
- K924724: Kinetik Great Toe System, Kinetikos Medical, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K072251: Merete Toemobile Anatomical Great Toe Resurfacing System, Merete Medical GmbH (2008) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K222964: BioPoly Lesser Toe Hemiarthroplasty Implant (2022), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The Ascension® MOVEMENT TM Great Toe System, Total Arthroplasty is a two-piece implant that is intended to be used as prosthesis for the metatarso-phalangeal joint (MTP). 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/K102549
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology