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Symmetric Total Knee System

K203779510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 10, 2021164-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

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

Cleared on Jun 10, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K080199 (Signal Medical Corporation, 2008) after a 164-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1995.

Decided
Jun 10, 2021
Review
164 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MBH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K933958 (1995). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2006: 1 other ancestorK933958 · Richards Total Knee System · Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. · 1995K080199 · Symmetric Total Knee System · Signal Medical Corporation · 2008 · recalled199520002005201020152020
Other ancestors, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor K080199 · Symmetric Total Knee System · Signal Medical Corporation · 2008 · recalledK933958 · Richards Total Knee System · Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc. · 19950
  1. Root · 2 generations backK933958 Richards Total Knee SystemSmith & Nephew Richards, Inc. · 1995
  2. 1 generation backK080199 Symmetric Total Knee SystemSignal Medical Corporation · 2008 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK203779 Symmetric Total Knee SystemSignal Medical Corporation · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K933958Richards Total Knee SystemSmith & Nephew Richards, Inc.1995—
−1K080199Symmetric Total Knee SystemSignal Medical Corporation20081
0 (this device)K203779Symmetric Total Knee SystemSignal Medical Corporation2021—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K203779, 1995–2021Source: 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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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
*K080199Symmetric Total Knee System
Summary page 4
…ted prosthesis Regulatory Class: II Product Codes: JWH Regulation Number: 888.3560 III. PREDICATE DEVICE Symmetric Total Knee System, K080199 This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall. No reference devices were used in this submission. IV. DEVICE D…
Signal Medical Corporation20081

Also cleared against K080199: 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)

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 26 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 13.5 years on median.
  • 1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K080199.

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. 2021, 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 Symmetric(TM) Total Knee System consists of single use components intended for total knee arthroplasty with the following indications:

1. Rheumatoid arthritis,

2. Post-traumatic arthritis,

3. Osteoarthritis,

4. Degenerative arthritis in older patients whose age, weight, and activity level are compatible with an adequate long-term result,

5. Failed osteotomies, unicompartmental replacement, or total knee replacement.

All components are for cemented use only.

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. “K203779: Symmetric Total 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/K203779

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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