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Ensemble CMC, Size 141, Ensemble CMC, Size 151, Ensemble CMC, Size 161

K201072510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 2, 2020224-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3770

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

Ensemble Orthopedics, LLC · KYI Prosthesis, Wrist, Carpal Trapezium

Cleared on Dec 2, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K042690 (Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., 2004) and 4 other predicates after a 224-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1987.

Decided
Dec 2, 2020
Review
224 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KYI
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K864488 (1987). 16 ancestors in all, the oldest K781756 (1978). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK864488 Swanson Titanium Condylar ImplantDow Corning Wright · 1987
  2. 5 generations backK964472 Riopro Cobalt Trapeziometarcarpal Resurfacing ComponentBiologically Oriented Prostheses · 1997
  3. 4 generations backK041451 Ascension Pyrohemisphere, Models PHS-440-10, PHS-440-20, PHS-440-30…Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  4. 3 generations backK061451 Ascension, Models CMC-400,13,CMC-400-20,CMC-400-30,CMC-400-40Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  5. 2 generations backK080997 Ascension Pyrocarbon LunateAscension Orthopedics, Inc. · 2008
  6. 1 generation backK092548 Extremity Medical Trapezium ProsthesisExtremity Medical, LLC · 2009
  7. This deviceK201072 Ensemble CMC, Size 141, Ensemble CMC, Size 151, Ensemble CMC, Size 161Ensemble Orthopedics, LLC · 2020
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K864488Swanson Titanium Condylar ImplantDow Corning Wright1987—
−5K964472Riopro Cobalt Trapeziometarcarpal Resurfacing ComponentBiologically Oriented Prostheses1997—
−4K041451Ascension Pyrohemisphere, Models PHS-440-10, PHS-440-20, PHS-440-30…Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.20042
−3K061451Ascension, Models CMC-400,13,CMC-400-20,CMC-400-30,CMC-400-40Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.20061
−2K080997Ascension Pyrocarbon LunateAscension Orthopedics, Inc.2008—
−1K092548Extremity Medical Trapezium ProsthesisExtremity Medical, LLC2009—
0 (this device)K201072Ensemble CMC, Size 141, Ensemble CMC, Size 151, Ensemble CMC, Size 161Ensemble Orthopedics, LLC2020—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
197810
198720
199720
200320
200410
200510
201110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K201072, 1987–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (5)

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
*K042690Ascension Pyrosphere (PCS)
Summary page 4
…Name: Wrist joint carpal trapezium polymer prosthesis Classification: 21 CFR 888.3770 Product Code: KYI Regulatory Class: Class II Predicate Devices: K042690 Ascension PyroSphere, Cleared December 13, 2004 K061451 Ascension CMC, Cleared August 11, 2006 K092548 Extremity Medi…
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.2004—
*K061451Ascension, Models CMC-400,13,CMC-400-20,CMC-400-30,CMC-400-40
Summary page 4
…assification: 21 CFR 888.3770 Product Code: KYI Regulatory Class: Class II Predicate Devices: K042690 Ascension PyroSphere, Cleared December 13, 2004 K061451 Ascension CMC, Cleared August 11, 2006 K092548 Extremity Medical Trapezium, December 15, 2009 K111068 Stablyx CMC Art…
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc.20061
*K092548Extremity Medical Trapezium Prosthesis
Summary page 4
…KYI Regulatory Class: Class II Predicate Devices: K042690 Ascension PyroSphere, Cleared December 13, 2004 K061451 Ascension CMC, Cleared August 11, 2006 K092548 Extremity Medical Trapezium, December 15, 2009 K111068 Stablyx CMC Arthroplasty, Cleared December 30, 2011 K033529 Ti…
Extremity Medical, LLC2009—
*K111068Stablyx CMC Arthroplasty Implant Model Sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5
Summary page 4
…K042690 Ascension PyroSphere, Cleared December 13, 2004 K061451 Ascension CMC, Cleared August 11, 2006 K092548 Extremity Medical Trapezium, December 15, 2009 K111068 Stablyx CMC Arthroplasty, Cleared December 30, 2011 K033529 Tie-In Trapezium, Cleared December 3, 2003 Description of th…
Skeletal Dynamics, LLC2011—
*K033529Tie-in Trapezium
Summary page 4
…451 Ascension CMC, Cleared August 11, 2006 K092548 Extremity Medical Trapezium, December 15, 2009 K111068 Stablyx CMC Arthroplasty, Cleared December 30, 2011 K033529 Tie-In Trapezium, Cleared December 3, 2003 Description of the Device: The Ensemble CMC implant is a single use, uncemented,…
Wrightmedicaltechnologyinc2003—

Also cleared against K042690: 2 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?

  • The line of descent spans 33 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7.6 years on median.
  • 2 of the 16 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K042690.

How does its category compare?

All KYI devices

KYI Prosthesis, Wrist, Carpal Trapezium: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KYI

1in 2020

2007: 22009: 12011: 22018: 12020: 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KYI

Too few KYI 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · KYI

1in 2016

2010: 22016: 1
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KYI

1in 2024

2007: 322008: 512009: 562010: 252011: 722012: 222013: 232014: 42016: 32018: 42019: 142020: 82024: 1
2007high 72 (2011) · low 0 (2015)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KYI, 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
20072—032
20080—051
20091—056
20100—225
20112—072
20120—022
20130—023
20140—04
20150—00
20160—13
20170—00
20181—04
20190—014
20201—08
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Ensemble CMC is intended to replace the joint between the first metacarpal and the trapezium in cases of rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, or post fracture deformation of bone loss which present as either a painful, unstable thumb, or a thumb with limited range of motion.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K201072: Ensemble CMC, Size 141, Ensemble CMC, Size 151, Ensemble CMC, Size 161.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K201072

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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