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Exeter II Total Hip System

K891454510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 7, 198984-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3350

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

Howmedica Corp. · JDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented

Cleared on Jun 7, 1989 after an 84-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 53 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 7, 1989
Review
84 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JDI
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

53 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2015: 2 descendants cleared1997: 2 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2019: 3 descendants cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2025: 7 descendants cleared2023: 5 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK891454 Exeter II Total Hip SystemHowmedica Corp. · 1989
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 45 of its ownK974054 Distal Centralizer, Exeter II Hip SystemHowmedica, Inc. · 1997 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 44 of its ownK980843 Exeter Intramedullary Bone PlugHowmedica, Inc. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 25 of its ownK982918 Depuy C-Stem SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1998
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 23 of its ownK042959 Depuy C-Stem Amt Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2004
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 14 of its ownK082239 Depuy C-Stem AmtDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 21998: 32000: 12001: 12004: 12008: 12014: 12015: 22016: 42017: 12018: 22019: 32020: 42021: 32022: 32023: 52024: 42025: 72026: 5
1997high 7 (2025) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K974054Distal Centralizer, Exeter II Hip SystemHowmedica, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly45descendants
  • K980843Exeter Intramedullary Bone PlugHowmedica, Inc. · 1998 · 2 generations on44descendants
  • K982918Depuy C-Stem SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1998 · 2 generations on25descendants
  • K042959Depuy C-Stem Amt Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2004 · 3 generations on23descendants
  • K082239Depuy C-Stem AmtDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008 · 4 generations on14descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K891454Exeter II Total Hip SystemHowmedica Corp.1989—
+1K974054Distal Centralizer, Exeter II Hip SystemHowmedica, Inc.19973
+2K980843Exeter Intramedullary Bone PlugHowmedica, Inc.1998—
+2K982918Depuy C-Stem SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.1998—
+3K042959Depuy C-Stem Amt Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2004—
+4K082239Depuy C-Stem AmtDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199720
199830
200010
200110
200410
200810
201410
201520
201640
201710
201820
201930
202040
202130
202230
202350
202440
202570
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K891454, 1989–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (53)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K974054Distal Centralizer, Exeter II Hip SystemHowmedica, Inc.199745
K142761Corin TaperFit Hip StemCorin USA20154
K993889Exeter Ceramic Femoral HeadsHowmedica Osteonics Corp.20000
K965198Ultima TPS Cemented StemJohnson & Johnson International19970

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, K974054 (Howmedica, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 45 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JDI devices

JDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JDI

1in 2025

2007: 32008: 52009: 32011: 22012: 42013: 32014: 32015: 32016: 42017: 12018: 12019: 22020: 72021: 32022: 32023: 22024: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 7 (2020) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JDI

59in 2024

2007: 81 days median2008: 96 days median2009: 65 days median2012: 167 days median2013: 176 days median2014: 98 days median2015: 190 days median2016: 166 days median2020: 247 days median2021: 162 days median2022: 69 days median2024: 59 days median
2007high 247 (2020) · low 59 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · JDI

1in 2025

2007: 262008: 62009: 32010: 32011: 52012: 42013: 112014: 32015: 12016: 52017: 52018: 12019: 12020: 772025: 1
2007high 77 (2020) · low 0 (2021)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JDI

1,644in 2025

2007: 6962008: 8102009: 9642010: 2,0402011: 3,1602012: 5,1222013: 5,2062014: 4,9682015: 4,9062016: 3,9952017: 6,1352018: 6,7282019: 7,4072020: 4,0152021: 3,1702022: 1,9782023: 1,6352024: 1,8212025: 1,644
2007high 7,407 (2019) · low 696 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JDI, 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
200738126696
20085966810
20093653964
20100—32,040
20112—53,160
2012416745,122
20133176115,206
201439834,968
2015319014,906
2016416653,995
20171—56,135
20181—16,728
20192—17,407
20207247774,015
2021316203,170
202236901,978
20232—01,635
202435901,821
20251—11,644
20262—0—
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510(k) Report. “K891454: Exeter II Total Hip System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K891454

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