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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2013

Columbus Revision Knee System

K122985510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 26, 201230-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3560Recalls 1

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

Aesculap Implant System, Inc. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Oct 26, 2012 as substantially equivalent to K083772 (Aesculap Implant System, Inc., 2009) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1992. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Oct 26, 2012
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWH
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K915192 (1992). 14 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK915192 7000 Series Modular Tibial ComponentsOsteonics Corp. · 1992
  2. 4 generations backK994128 Scorpio Total Stablizer (TS) Total Knee SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2000 · Recalled
  3. 3 generations backK021313 Search Evolution Total Knee SystemAesculap, Inc. · 2002
  4. 2 generations backK022672 Columbus Total Knee System (CR)Aesculap, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK083772 Columbus Revision Knee SystemAesculap Implant System, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
  6. This deviceK122985 Columbus Revision Knee SystemAesculap Implant System, Inc. · 2012
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K9151927000 Series Modular Tibial ComponentsOsteonics Corp.1992—
−4K994128Scorpio Total Stablizer (TS) Total Knee SystemHowmedica Osteonics Corp.20008
−3K021313Search Evolution Total Knee SystemAesculap, Inc.2002—
−2K022672Columbus Total Knee System (CR)Aesculap, Inc.20021
−1K083772Columbus Revision Knee SystemAesculap Implant System, Inc.20094
0 (this device)K122985Columbus Revision Knee SystemAesculap Implant System, Inc.2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
199310
199620
199820
200010
200110
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K122985, 1992–2012Source: 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 JWH device

  1. #1 K221479 Persona Personalized Knee Systemscore 22.4 · 11 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? (1)

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
*K083772Columbus Revision Knee System
Summary page 1
…he modification to Columbus REVISION Knee System remains substantially equivalent to Aesculap Implant Systems Columbus REVISION Knee System originally cleared in 510O(K) K083772. DEVICE DESCRIPTION The cemented Columbus REVISION Knee System is a semi-constrained cemented prosthesis system. The system offe…
Aesculap Implant System, Inc.20094
†K071220Columbus Total Knee System asAesculap Implant Systems, Inc.20071

Also cleared against K083772: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 19, 2013Class IIZ-0492-2014Component change controlThe Columbus Revision CoCr 15 mm distal and posterior implant spacers, sizes F5-F7, were not compatible.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 20 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.4 years on median.
  • 8 of the 14 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K083772.

How does its category compare?

All JWH devices

JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JWH

20in 2025

2007: 182008: 172009: 112010: 192011: 252012: 332013: 312014: 332015: 272016: 182017: 252018: 252019: 282020: 222021: 242022: 172023: 202024: 192025: 202026 (partial year): 12
2007high 33 (2012) · low 11 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JWH

55in 2025

2007: 74 days median2008: 81 days median2009: 168 days median2010: 85 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 85 days median2013: 128 days median2014: 98 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 88 days median2017: 118 days median2018: 90 days median2019: 133 days median2020: 59 days median2021: 61 days median2022: 56 days median2023: 57 days median2024: 89 days median2025: 55 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 168 (2009) · low 55 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · JWH

2in 2025

2007: 142008: 102009: 1092010: 322011: 272012: 852013: 312014: 132015: 112016: 172017: 612018: 142019: 52020: 22021: 82022: 122023: 672024: 72025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 109 (2009) · low 2 (2020)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JWH

9,306in 2025

2007: 1,3052008: 1,4832009: 1,8702010: 3,2862011: 5,1332012: 5,2032013: 6,1352014: 6,7222015: 6,8812016: 7,5862017: 12,2632018: 14,0712019: 14,9872020: 12,5922021: 9,4082022: 8,3642023: 8,9472024: 10,8282025: 9,306
2007high 14,987 (2019) · low 1,305 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JWH, 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
20071874141,305
20081781101,483
2009111681091,870
20101985323,286
20112587275,133
20123385855,203
201331128316,135
20143398136,722
20152787116,881
20161888177,586
2017251186112,263
201825901414,071
201928133514,987
20202259212,592
2021246189,408
20221756128,364
20232057678,947
20241989710,828
2025205529,306
202612634—

What is it indicated for?

The Columbus REVISION Knee System is indicated for use in reconstruction of the diseased knee joint caused by osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, the need to revise failed arthroplasties or osteotomies where pain, deformity or dysfunction persist, and for patients suffering from correctable valgus or varus deformity and moderate flexion contracture.

The Columbus REVISION Knee System is designed to for use with bone cement.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K122985: Columbus Revision Knee System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K122985

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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