# K894051: Premier-Total Hip

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Intermedics Orthopedics
- Decided: Aug 28, 1989 after 82 days
- Product code: LWJ (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3360
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
8 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K960258: Natural Hip System (1996), 6 descendants of its own
- K172857: Latitud Hip Replacement System (2018), 5 descendants of its own
- K180973: Libertas Hip Replacement System (2018), 3 descendants of its own
- K253171: Libertas Taper Short (TS) Uncemented Femoral Stem (Libertas TS Stem) (2026), 0 descendants of its own
- K222436: Latitud™ Hip Replacement System (2023), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K894051
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology