# K201733: Provident II Hip Stems

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 14, 2021 after 384 days
- Product code: LPH (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3358
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K810258 (1981). 14 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K190276: Provident II Hip Stem, Stelkast, Inc. (2019) Summary page 4.
- K935484: Provident Hip System, Stelkast Company (1994) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
1. Non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, and avascular necrosis. 2. Rheumatoid arthritis. 3. Correction of functional deformity. 4. Treatment of non-union, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement, unmanageable using other techniques. 5. Revision of previously failed total hip arthroplasty. 6. Cemented and uncemented applications.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K201733
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology