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Insall/Burstein Constrained Total Condyl

K810520510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 26, 198128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3510

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

Zimmer, Inc. · KRO Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Mar 26, 1981 after a 28-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 87 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 26, 1981
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KRO
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

87 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2014: 8 descendants cleared2016: 9 descendants cleared2025: 9 descendants cleared2020: 5 descendants cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2013: 5 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2021: 14 descendants cleared2023: 9 descendants cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK810520 Insall/Burstein Constrained Total CondylZimmer, Inc. · 1981
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 86 of its ownK030686 Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial ComponentExactech, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 72 of its ownK100900 Motivation Knee SystemEncore Medical L.P. · 2010 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 35 of its ownK113756 Highly Cross Linked VE Central Peg Patella Highly Cross Linked VE…Encore Medical L.P. · 2012 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 33 of its ownK122870 Itotal Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement SystemConformis, Inc. · 2013
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 30 of its ownK131467 Itotal Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement SystemConformis, Inc. · 2013

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12009: 12010: 12012: 32013: 52014: 82015: 32016: 92017: 42018: 32019: 42020: 52021: 142022: 52023: 92024: 12025: 92026: 2
2003high 14 (2021) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K030686Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial ComponentExactech, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly86descendants
  • K100900Motivation Knee SystemEncore Medical L.P. · 2010 · 2 generations on72descendants
  • K113756Highly Cross Linked VE Central Peg Patella Highly Cross Linked VE Tri-Peg Patella Highly…Encore Medical L.P. · 2012 · 3 generations on35descendants
  • K122870Itotal Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement SystemConformis, Inc. · 2013 · 4 generations on33descendants
  • K131467Itotal Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement SystemConformis, Inc. · 2013 · 5 generations on30descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K810520Insall/Burstein Constrained Total CondylZimmer, Inc.1981—
+1K030686Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial ComponentExactech, Inc.2003—
+2K100900Motivation Knee SystemEncore Medical L.P.20104
+3K113756Highly Cross Linked VE Central Peg Patella Highly Cross Linked VE Tri-Peg…Encore Medical L.P.20121
+4K122870Itotal Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement SystemConformis, Inc.2013—
+5K131467Itotal Cruciate Retaining (CR) Knee Replacement SystemConformis, Inc.2013—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200910
201010
201230
201350
201480
201530
201690
201740
201830
201940
202050
2021140
202250
202390
202410
202590
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K810520, 1981–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (87)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K030686Optetrak Total Knee System - Molded Metal-Back Tibial ComponentExactech, Inc.200386

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?

  • Of its descendants, K030686 (Exactech, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 86 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KRO devices

KRO Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KRO

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 32010: 12011: 22012: 22013: 32014: 22015: 62016: 32017: 12019: 32020: 12021: 32022: 12023: 42024: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2015) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KRO

56in 2025

2008: 126 days median2009: 86 days median2013: 189 days median2015: 113 days median2016: 148 days median2019: 244 days median2021: 57 days median2023: 148 days median2024: 87 days median2025: 56 days median
2007high 244 (2019) · low 56 (2025)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KRO

14so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 12008: 32009: 82011: 12012: 12013: 22015: 12016: 52017: 42018: 12021: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 14
2007high 14 (2026) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KRO

915in 2025

2007: 372008: 442009: 662010: 1102011: 1192012: 1732013: 1942014: 4062015: 3332016: 3692017: 5432018: 6142019: 7592020: 7492021: 7702022: 8922023: 7462024: 8552025: 915
2007high 915 (2025) · low 37 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KRO, 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
20071—137
20083126344
2009386866
20101—0110
20112—1119
20122—1173
201331892194
20142—0406
201561131333
201631485369
20171—4543
20180—1614
201932440759
20201—0749
20213571770
20221—0892
202341480746
20243870855
20253561915
20261—14—
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510(k) Report. “K810520: Insall/Burstein Constrained Total Condyl.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K810520

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026