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Freedom Total Knee System (All-poly Tibial Plate)

K250382510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 13, 202530-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

Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Mar 13, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K082019 (Maxx Orthopedics, Inc., 2009) and 4 other predicates after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1994. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Mar 13, 2025
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWH
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K936079 (1994). 28 ancestors in all, the oldest K810520 (1981). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2024: 1 other ancestor2019: 1 other ancestor2009: 1 other ancestor2012: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 other ancestor2005: 2 other ancestors2003: 2 other ancestors2002: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor1997: 1 other ancestor1995: 3 other ancestors1994: 4 other ancestors1991: 1 other ancestor1984: 1 other ancestor1981: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor2026: 1 descendant clearedK936079 · Ecactech Porous Coated Finned Tibial Tray Compnent · Exactech, Inc. · 1994K011976 · Optetrak Total Knee System Size 0/1 Delta (Line Extension) · Exactech, Inc. · 2001K030686 · Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial Component · Exactech, Inc. · 2003K090411 · Freedom Metal Backed Tibial Component · Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2009K131481 · Freedom PCK Components · Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 201419801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors2 generations back: 8 other ancestors3 generations back: 8 other ancestors4 generations back: 4 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K131481 · Freedom PCK Components · Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2014K090411 · Freedom Metal Backed Tibial Component · Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2009K030686 · Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial Component · Exactech, Inc. · 2003K011976 · Optetrak Total Knee System Size 0/1 Delta (Line Extension) · Exactech, Inc. · 2001K936079 · Ecactech Porous Coated Finned Tibial Tray Compnent · Exactech, Inc. · 1994−50
  1. Root · 5 generations backK936079 Ecactech Porous Coated Finned Tibial Tray CompnentExactech, Inc. · 1994
  2. 4 generations backK011976 Optetrak Total Knee System Size 0/1 Delta (Line Extension)Exactech, Inc. · 2001
  3. 3 generations backK030686 Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial ComponentExactech, Inc. · 2003
  4. 2 generations backK090411 Freedom Metal Backed Tibial ComponentMaxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2009
  5. 1 generation backK131481 Freedom PCK ComponentsMaxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2014
  6. This deviceK250382 Freedom Total Knee System (All-poly Tibial Plate)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2025
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK261563 Freedom Total Knee System (E-Poly Tibial Liners)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K261563Freedom Total Knee System (E-Poly Tibial Liners)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc. · 2026 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K936079Ecactech Porous Coated Finned Tibial Tray CompnentExactech, Inc.1994—
−4K011976Optetrak Total Knee System Size 0/1 Delta (Line Extension)Exactech, Inc.2001—
−3K030686Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial ComponentExactech, Inc.2003—
−2K090411Freedom Metal Backed Tibial ComponentMaxx Orthopedics, Inc.2009—
−1K131481Freedom PCK ComponentsMaxx Orthopedics, Inc.2014—
0 (this device)K250382Freedom Total Knee System (All-poly Tibial Plate)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2025—
+1K261563Freedom Total Knee System (E-Poly Tibial Liners)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2026—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198110
198410
199110
199440
199530
199610
199710
199810
200210
200320
200520
200710
200910
201210
201910
202410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K250382, 1994–2026Source: 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
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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
*K082019Freedom Total Knee System
Summary page 5
…21 CFR 807.92(a)(3) Predicate# Predicate Trade Name (Primary Predicate is listed first) Product Code K082019 Freedom All-poly Tibial Baseplate JWH K090 411…
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2009—
*K090411Freedom Metal Backed Tibial Component
Summary page 5
…Product Code K082019 Freedom All-poly Tibial Baseplate JWH K090 411 Freedom Metal Tibial baseplate JWH K18257 4…
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2009—
*K182574Freedom Ultra-Congruent CR Tibial Liner
Summary page 5
…JWH K090 411 Freedom Metal Tibial baseplate JWH K18257 4 Freedom UC Tibial Liner JWH K2 43277…
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2019—
*K243277Freedom® Medial Congruent Liner
Summary page 5
…JWH K18257 4 Freedom UC Tibial Liner JWH K2 43277 Freedom MC Tibial Liner JWH K131481…
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2024—
*K131481Freedom PCK Components
Summary page 5
…JWH K2 43277 Freedom MC Tibial Liner JWH K131481 FREEDOM PCK COMPONENTS JWH Device Descri…
Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.2014—

Also cleared against K082019: 9 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K261563Freedom Total Knee System (E-Poly Tibial Liners)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.20260

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 31 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.0 years on median.
  • 10 of the 28 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K261563 (Maxx Orthopedics, Inc., 2026) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 9 other devices also cite its predicate K082019.

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. 2025, 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?

* Severe knee joint pain, loss of mobility, and disability due to: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis.

* Correction of functional deformities.

* Post-traumatic loss of knee joint contour, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction, or prior patellectomy.

* Moderate valgus, varus, or flexion trauma.

* Knee fractures untreatable by other methods.

* Revision surgery where sufficient bone stock and soft tissue integrity are present (For PCK Components and Primary PCK Components only).

The Freedom Total Knee System, Freedom Stemmed Tibial Components and Freedom PCK Components are indicated for cemented fixation

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K250382: Freedom Total Knee System (All-poly Tibial Plate).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K250382

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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