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Cleared

P.F.C. Hip System Non-Porous Femoral Component

K900638510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 30, 199080-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3360

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

Johnson & Johnson International · KWL Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal

Cleared on Apr 30, 1990 after an 80-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 37 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 30, 1990
Review
80 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2001: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2022: 4 descendants cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2021: 3 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants cleared2023: 4 descendants cleared2025: 7 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK900638 P.F.C. Hip System Non-Porous Femoral ComponentJohnson & Johnson International · 1990
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 36 of its ownK013352 Summit Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2001
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 29 of its ownK023453 Depuy Summit FX Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2002
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 27 of its ownK170339 Summit Hip SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2018
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 20 of its ownK193398 Summit DuoFix HA CoatingDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2020
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 15 of its ownK202472 ACTIS Duofix Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2020

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Descendants cleared per year

2001: 12002: 12003: 12006: 22010: 12013: 12017: 12018: 12020: 22021: 32022: 42023: 42024: 32025: 72026: 5
2001high 7 (2025) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K013352Summit Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2001 · cites it directly36descendants
  • K023453Depuy Summit FX Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on29descendants
  • K170339Summit Hip SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2018 · 2 generations on27descendants
  • K193398Summit DuoFix HA CoatingDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2020 · 3 generations on20descendants
  • K202472ACTIS Duofix Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2020 · 4 generations on15descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K900638P.F.C. Hip System Non-Porous Femoral ComponentJohnson & Johnson International1990—
+1K013352Summit Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2001—
+2K023453Depuy Summit FX Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2002—
+2K170339Summit Hip SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2018—
+3K193398Summit DuoFix HA CoatingDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2020—
+4K202472ACTIS Duofix Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200110
200210
200310
200620
201010
201310
201710
201810
202020
202130
202240
202340
202430
202570
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K900638, 1990–2026Source: 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? (37)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K013352Summit Cemented Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.200136

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, K013352 (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2001) has gone furthest, with 36 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KWL devices

KWL Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWL

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 12011: 22012: 12015: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWL

32in 2025

2025: 32 days median
2007high 32 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWL

2in 2017

2007: 362009: 22015: 12017: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 36 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWL

29in 2025

2007: 112008: 132009: 212010: 552011: 512012: 622013: 892014: 1072015: 2232016: 2102017: 3472018: 2942019: 4152020: 2702021: 1072022: 992023: 482024: 1432025: 29
2007high 415 (2019) · low 11 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWL, 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
20072—3611
20081—013
20090—221
20100—055
20112—051
20121—062
20130—089
20140—0107
20151—1223
20160—0210
20170—2347
20182—0294
20191—0415
20201—0270
20210—0107
20221—099
20230—048
20241—0143
2025332029
20262—1—
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510(k) Report. “K900638: P.F.C. Hip System Non-Porous Femoral Component.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K900638

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026