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Global (TM) Total Shoulder W/Dupont Enhanced Uhmwpe

K914000510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 4, 199189-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3650

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

Depuy, Inc. · KWT Prosthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented

Cleared on Dec 4, 1991 after an 89-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 235 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 4, 1991
Review
89 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWT
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

235 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 2 descendants cleared2021: 19 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2011: 9 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2013: 8 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2008: 3 descendants cleared2017: 12 descendants cleared2019: 20 descendants cleared2022: 20 descendants cleared2015: 10 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2016: 10 descendants cleared2026: 22 descendants cleared2023: 18 descendants cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2025: 21 descendants cleared2020: 18 descendants cleared2018: 11 descendants cleared2024: 18 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK914000 Global (TM) Total Shoulder W/Dupont Enhanced UhmwpeDepuy, Inc. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 194 of its ownK060988 Total and Hemi Shoulder SystemDvo Extremity Solutions, LLC · 2006 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 158 of its ownK052472 Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2005
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 110 of its ownK102924 Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 108 of its ownK110599 Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 97 of its ownK112615 Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12006: 22008: 32009: 22010: 32011: 92012: 32013: 82014: 52015: 102016: 102017: 122018: 112019: 202020: 182021: 192022: 202023: 182024: 182025: 212026: 22
2005high 22 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 235 · See all
  • K060988Total and Hemi Shoulder SystemDvo Extremity Solutions, LLC · 2006 · cites it directly194descendants
  • K052472Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly158descendants
  • K102924Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on110descendants
  • K110599Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on108descendants
  • K112615Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011 · 4 generations on97descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K914000Global (TM) Total Shoulder W/Dupont Enhanced UhmwpeDepuy, Inc.1991—
+1K060988Total and Hemi Shoulder SystemDvo Extremity Solutions, LLC200613
+1K052472Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2005—
+2K102924Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc.2011—
+3K110599Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc.2011—
+4K112615Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc.2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200620
200830
200920
201030
201190
201230
201380
201450
2015100
2016100
2017120
2018110
2019200
2020180
2021190
2022200
2023180
2024180
2025210
2026220
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K914000, 1991–2026Source: 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 lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (235)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060988Total and Hemi Shoulder SystemDvo Extremity Solutions, LLC2006194
K052472Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2005158
K203230Global Shoulder and Delta CTA systemsDepuy Lnc.20210

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, K060988 (Dvo Extremity Solutions, LLC, 2006) has gone furthest, with 194 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KWT devices

KWT Prosthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWT

4in 2025

2007: 12010: 12011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 12018: 22019: 42020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWT

242in 2025

2011: 165 days median2019: 91 days median2025: 242 days median
2007high 242 (2025) · low 91 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWT

1in 2023

2008: 12010: 72012: 22013: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 32023: 1
2007high 7 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWT

749in 2025

2007: 322008: 482009: 582010: 712011: 1122012: 832013: 1132014: 1682015: 1762016: 4452017: 5602018: 4802019: 4192020: 2152021: 2282022: 2732023: 3612024: 6012025: 749
2007high 749 (2025) · low 32 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWT, 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—032
20080—148
20090—058
20101—771
201151650112
20121—283
20131—1113
20141—0168
20152—0176
20162—1445
20171—1560
20182—1480
20194913419
20201—0215
20211—0228
20221—0273
20231—1361
20241—0601
202542420749
20261—0—
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510(k) Report. “K914000: Global (TM) Total Shoulder W/Dupont Enhanced Uhmwpe.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K914000

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026