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Advance Total Knee System-Patella

K122218510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 21, 2013239-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3565

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

Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc · MBH Prosthesis, Knee, Patello/Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Porous, Coated, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Mar 21, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K953439 (Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc, 1996) and 2 other predicates after a 239-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989. 1 of the 6 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 21, 2013
Review
239 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MBH
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K894334 (1989). 3 ancestors in all. 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly. 1 of the 6 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 other ancestor, 1 with a Class I recall11996: 1 other ancestor2024: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant clearedK894334 · Second Generation Knee System · Orthomet, Inc. · 19891990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall1 1 generation forward: 2 descendants K894334 · Second Generation Knee System · Orthomet, Inc. · 19890
  1. Root · 1 generation backK894334 Second Generation Knee SystemOrthomet, Inc. · 1989
  2. This deviceK122218 Advance Total Knee System-PatellaWrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2013
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK240043 EVOLUTION® Hinge Knee System;GUARDIAN™ limb Salvage System;DCW…Microport Orthopedics, Inc. · 2024
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK152631 MPO Total Knee Systems MR LabelingMicroport Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K240043EVOLUTION® Hinge Knee System;GUARDIAN™ limb Salvage System;DCW Modular Distal Femoral…Microport Orthopedics, Inc. · 2024 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K152631MPO Total Knee Systems MR LabelingMicroport Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K894334Second Generation Knee SystemOrthomet, Inc.1989—
0 (this device)K122218Advance Total Knee System-PatellaWrightmedicaltechnologyinc2013—
+1K240043EVOLUTION® Hinge Knee System;GUARDIAN™ limb Salvage System;DCW Modular Distal…Microport Orthopedics, Inc.2024—
+1K152631MPO Total Knee Systems MR LabelingMicroport Orthopedics, Inc.2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
200611

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201610
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K122218, 1989–2024Source: 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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MBH device

  1. #1 K241597 Freedom® Total Knee System - Porous Tibial…score 19.9 · 8 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K953439Ultrack Total Knee System
Summary page 1
…ADVANCE' Total Knee System AXIOM' Total Knee System 51 0(k)s: K953439, K061 223, K894334 DEVICE INFORMATION A. Intended Use The ADVANCEO Total Knee System is indicated for use in knee arthroplasty in…
Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc1996—
*K061223Advance Total Knee System
Summary page 1
…' Total Knee System AXIOM' Total Knee System 51 0(k)s: K953439, K061 223, K894334 DEVICE INFORMATION A. Intended Use The ADVANCEO Total Knee System is indicated for use in knee arthroplasty in skeletall…
Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc2006Class I
*K894334Second Generation Knee System
Summary page 1
…ee System AXIOM' Total Knee System 51 0(k)s: K953439, K061 223, K894334 DEVICE INFORMATION A. Intended Use The ADVANCEO Total Knee System is indicated for use in knee arthroplasty in skeletally mature…
Orthomet, Inc.1989—

Also cleared against K953439: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K240043EVOLUTION® Hinge Knee System;GUARDIAN™ limb Salvage System;DCW Modular Distal Femoral…Microport Orthopedics, Inc.20240
K152631MPO Total Knee Systems MR LabelingMicroport Orthopedics, Inc.20160

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K061223Advance Total Knee SystemWrightmedicaltechnologyinc · 2006 · Direct predicate · ◆ in the 2006 ancestors bar of FIG. 111 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • 1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K240043 (Microport Orthopedics, Inc., 2024) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K953439.

How does its category compare?

All MBH devices

MBH Prosthesis, Knee, Patello/Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Porous, Coated, Polymer/Metal/Polymer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MBH

8in 2025

2007: 102008: 32009: 32010: 42011: 52012: 52013: 62014: 92015: 82016: 42017: 42018: 62019: 12020: 72021: 62022: 72023: 62024: 102025: 82026 (partial year): 7
2007high 10 (2007) · low 1 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MBH

98in 2025

2007: 59 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 209 days median2010: 84 days median2011: 84 days median2012: 90 days median2013: 138 days median2014: 114 days median2015: 100 days median2016: 74 days median2017: 115 days median2018: 89 days median2020: 112 days median2021: 48 days median2022: 57 days median2023: 94 days median2024: 84 days median2025: 98 days median2026 (partial year): 153 days median
2007high 209 (2009) · low 48 (2021)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MBH

1in 2024

2009: 22011: 152012: 1, 1 Class I2013: 4, 4 Class I2016: 12017: 92018: 12019: 12020: 22023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 4
2007high 15 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (5 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · MBH

1,561in 2025

2007: 272008: 212009: 892010: 1212011: 2472012: 3702013: 3082014: 3852015: 9552016: 1,0342017: 1,0072018: 1,1912019: 1,3942020: 1,0892021: 1,5392022: 1,2612023: 1,2632024: 1,4972025: 1,561
2007high 1,561 (2025) · low 21 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MBH, 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
20071059027
2008370021
20093209289
20104840121
201158415247
20125901 (1)370
201361384 (4)308
201491140385
201581000955
201647411,034
2017411591,007
201868911,191
20191—11,394
2020711221,089
202164801,539
202275701,261
202369421,263
2024108411,497
202589801,561
202671534—

What is it indicated for?

The ADVANCE' Total Knee System is indicated for use in knee arthroplasty in skeletally mature patients with the following conditions:

1. Noninflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, or avascular necrosis;

2. Inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis;

3. Correction of functional deformity;

4. Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; and treatment of fractures that are unmanageable using other techniques.

Porous-coated total knee replacement components are for use without bone cement.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K122218: Advance Total Knee System-Patella.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K122218

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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