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Imboki Knee Instrument System

K181338510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 17, 2019241-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3560

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

Signature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Jan 17, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K180750 (Signature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd., 2018) after a 241-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2018.

Decided
Jan 17, 2019
Review
241 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K180750 (2018). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K180750 · World Knee System · Signature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd. · 20180
  1. Root · 1 generation backK180750 World Knee SystemSignature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd. · 2018
  2. This deviceK181338 Imboki Knee Instrument SystemSignature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd. · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K180750World Knee SystemSignature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd.2018—
0 (this device)K181338Imboki Knee Instrument SystemSignature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd.2019—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K181338, 2018–2019Source: 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
*K180750World Knee System
Summary page 4
…is prosthesis (JWH) Predicate Devices: Primary Predicate • World Total Knee System (K180750) Device Description: The Imboki Knee Instrument System is a simplified instrument set containing accessory…
Signature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd.2018—

Also cleared against K180750: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K180750.

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. 2019, 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?

Signature Orthopaedics Imboki Knee Instrument System are accessory devices intended to be used to assist the implantation of Signature Orthopaedics’ World Total Knee System and its cleared indications for use. The patient should be skeletally mature to receive a knee replacement. Patients should have adequate bone stock and size to support and accept the prosthesis. The patient’s need for knee replacement should be due to one or more of the following…

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Signature Orthopaedics Imboki Knee Instrument System are accessory devices intended to be used to assist the implantation of Signature Orthopaedics’ World Total Knee System and its cleared indications for use.

The patient should be skeletally mature to receive a knee replacement. Patients should have adequate bone stock and size to support and accept the prosthesis. The patient’s need for knee replacement should be due to one or more of the following conditions:

• Non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, or avascular necrosis.

• Inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis.

• Functional deformity such as varus, valgus or flexion deformities.

• Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed.

• Fractures that are unmanageable using other techniques.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K181338: Imboki Knee Instrument System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K181338

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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