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Ziconia Ceramic Mod Head (Type I Taper 28/32, +6MM)

K925345510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 10, 1994504-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3353

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

Biomet, Inc. · LZO Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented

Cleared on Mar 10, 1994 after a 504-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 347 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 10, 1994
Review
504 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LZO
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

347 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1996: 1 descendant cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2009: 5 descendants cleared2011: 12 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2013: 20 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2012: 13 descendants cleared2010: 4 descendants cleared2020: 25 descendants cleared2025: 30 descendants cleared2014: 15 descendants cleared2022: 22 descendants cleared2015: 16 descendants cleared2019: 31 descendants cleared2016: 15 descendants cleared2017: 15 descendants cleared2018: 20 descendants cleared2021: 19 descendants cleared2023: 21 descendants cleared2026: 27 descendants cleared2024: 29 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK925345 Ziconia Ceramic Mod Head (Type I Taper 28/32, +6MM)Biomet, Inc. · 1994
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 345 of its ownK042091 Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 344 of its ownK051411 Arcomxl Polyethylene Liners and Biolox Delta HeadsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 343 of its ownK061312 36MM Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc. · 2006
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 217 of its ownK071535 Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral HeadZimmer, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 165 of its ownK082844 Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Head, Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Head…Encore Medical L.P. · 2008 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1996: 12005: 22006: 12007: 22008: 22009: 52010: 42011: 122012: 132013: 202014: 152015: 162016: 152017: 152018: 202019: 312020: 252021: 192022: 222023: 212024: 292025: 302026: 27
1996high 31 (2019) · low 0 (1997)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 347 · See all
  • K042091Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly345descendants
  • K051411Arcomxl Polyethylene Liners and Biolox Delta HeadsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on344descendants
  • K06131236MM Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on343descendants
  • K071535Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral HeadZimmer, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on217descendants
  • K082844Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Head, Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Head Offset SleeveEncore Medical L.P. · 2008 · 2 generations on165descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K925345Ziconia Ceramic Mod Head (Type I Taper 28/32, +6MM)Biomet, Inc.1994—
+1K042091Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc.20052
+2K051411Arcomxl Polyethylene Liners and Biolox Delta HeadsBiomet, Inc.20051
+2K06131236MM Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc.2006—
+3K071535Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral HeadZimmer, Inc.20073
+2K082844Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Head, Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Head Offset…Encore Medical L.P.20081

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610
200520
200610
200720
200820
200950
201040
2011120
2012130
2013200
2014150
2015160
2016150
2017150
2018200
2019310
2020250
2021190
2022220
2023210
2024290
2025300
2026270
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K925345, 1994–2026Source: 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? (347)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K042091Biolox Delta Ceramic HeadsBiomet, Inc.2005345
K955117Implex Ceramic HeadImplex Corp.19960

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, K042091 (Biomet, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 345 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LZO devices

LZO Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LZO

14in 2025

2007: 92008: 112009: 72010: 152011: 132012: 142013: 262014: 132015: 122016: 102017: 162018: 182019: 282020: 182021: 122022: 112023: 102024: 112025: 142026 (partial year): 9
2007high 28 (2019) · low 7 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LZO

119in 2025

2007: 87 days median2008: 63 days median2009: 83 days median2010: 78 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 98 days median2013: 100 days median2014: 85 days median2015: 115 days median2016: 177 days median2017: 257 days median2018: 163 days median2019: 109 days median2020: 112 days median2021: 170 days median2022: 279 days median2023: 122 days median2024: 111 days median2025: 119 days median2026 (partial year): 102 days median
2007high 279 (2022) · low 63 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · LZO

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 132009: 422011: 102012: 142014: 12015: 12016: 92017: 52018: 22019: 42020: 32022: 42023: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 42 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LZO

3,244in 2025

2007: 1382008: 1252009: 1892010: 3942011: 5442012: 9632013: 1,3702014: 1,4772015: 1,3482016: 1,7282017: 2,1652018: 3,1332019: 3,0662020: 1,9632021: 2,1992022: 1,9852023: 2,0662024: 2,5862025: 3,244
2007high 3,244 (2025) · low 125 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LZO, 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
20079872138
2008116313125
200978342189
201015780394
2011138710544
2012149814963
20132610001,370
2014138511,477
20151211511,348
20161017791,728
20171625752,165
20181816323,133
20192810943,066
20201811231,963
20211217002,199
20221127941,985
20231012222,066
20241111112,586
20251411913,244
202691020—

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510(k) Report. “K925345: Ziconia Ceramic Mod Head (Type I Taper 28/32, +6MM).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K925345

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