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Kirschner Performance Posterior Stabilized Total Knee System

K936274510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 18, 1995384-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3560

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

Kirschner Medical Corp. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Jan 18, 1995 after a 384-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 308 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 18, 1995
Review
384 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2011: 6 descendants cleared2006: 4 descendants cleared2008: 3 descendants cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2019: 20 descendants cleared2013: 16 descendants cleared2004: 4 descendants cleared2012: 10 descendants cleared2015: 16 descendants cleared2021: 26 descendants cleared2014: 19 descendants cleared2017: 11 descendants cleared2018: 12 descendants cleared2010: 5 descendants cleared2020: 19 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2023: 21 descendants cleared2022: 23 descendants cleared2016: 15 descendants cleared2026: 22 descendants cleared2024: 22 descendants cleared2025: 28 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK936274 Kirschner Performance Posterior Stabilized Total Knee SystemKirschner Medical Corp. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 305 of its ownK023546 Maxim Accel Knee SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 255 of its ownK050222 Vanguard Anterior Stabilized Tibial BearingsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 249 of its ownK041046 Maxim Accel (Vanguard) PS+ BearingsBiomet, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 248 of its ownK080528 E-Poly Tibial BearingsBiomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2008
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 119 of its ownK091956 Highly Cross-Linked Vitamin E Uhmwpe Tibial Inserts, Model…Encore Medical L.P. · 2010 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12000: 12003: 12004: 42005: 22006: 42007: 12008: 32010: 52011: 62012: 102013: 162014: 192015: 162016: 152017: 112018: 122019: 202020: 192021: 262022: 232023: 212024: 222025: 282026: 22
1999high 28 (2025) · low 0 (2001)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K023546Maxim Accel Knee SystemBiomet, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly305descendants
  • K050222Vanguard Anterior Stabilized Tibial BearingsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on255descendants
  • K041046Maxim Accel (Vanguard) PS+ BearingsBiomet, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on249descendants
  • K080528E-Poly Tibial BearingsBiomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on248descendants
  • K091956Highly Cross-Linked Vitamin E Uhmwpe Tibial Inserts, Model 391/392-09_19-702_712Encore Medical L.P. · 2010 · 3 generations on119descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K936274Kirschner Performance Posterior Stabilized Total Knee SystemKirschner Medical Corp.1995—
+1K023546Maxim Accel Knee SystemBiomet, Inc.200313
+2K050222Vanguard Anterior Stabilized Tibial BearingsBiomet, Inc.20051
+2K041046Maxim Accel (Vanguard) PS+ BearingsBiomet, Inc.20041
+2K080528E-Poly Tibial BearingsBiomet Orthopedics, Inc.2008—
+3K091956Highly Cross-Linked Vitamin E Uhmwpe Tibial Inserts, Model 391/392-09_19-702_712Encore Medical L.P.20104

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200010
200310
200440
200520
200640
200710
200830
201050
201160
2012100
2013160
2014190
2015160
2016150
2017110
2018120
2019200
2020190
2021260
2022230
2023210
2024220
2025280
2026220
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K936274, 1995–2026Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new JWH device

  1. #1 K221479 Persona Personalized Knee Systemscore 22.4 · 11 generations · no Class I recall
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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? (308)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023546Maxim Accel Knee SystemBiomet, Inc.2003305
K001010Ascent Knee Revision Femoral StemBiomet, Inc.20000
K993111Ascent Knee SystemBiomet Manufacturing, Inc.19990

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, K023546 (Biomet, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 305 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JWH devices

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

FDA decisions per year · JWH

20in 2025

2007: 182008: 172009: 112010: 192011: 252012: 332013: 312014: 332015: 272016: 182017: 252018: 252019: 282020: 222021: 242022: 172023: 202024: 192025: 202026 (partial year): 12
2007high 33 (2012) · low 11 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JWH

55in 2025

2007: 74 days median2008: 81 days median2009: 168 days median2010: 85 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 85 days median2013: 128 days median2014: 98 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 88 days median2017: 118 days median2018: 90 days median2019: 133 days median2020: 59 days median2021: 61 days median2022: 56 days median2023: 57 days median2024: 89 days median2025: 55 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 168 (2009) · low 55 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · JWH

2in 2025

2007: 142008: 102009: 1092010: 322011: 272012: 852013: 312014: 132015: 112016: 172017: 612018: 142019: 52020: 22021: 82022: 122023: 672024: 72025: 22026 (partial year): 4
2007high 109 (2009) · low 2 (2020)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JWH

9,306in 2025

2007: 1,3052008: 1,4832009: 1,8702010: 3,2862011: 5,1332012: 5,2032013: 6,1352014: 6,7222015: 6,8812016: 7,5862017: 12,2632018: 14,0712019: 14,9872020: 12,5922021: 9,4082022: 8,3642023: 8,9472024: 10,8282025: 9,306
2007high 14,987 (2019) · low 1,305 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JWH, 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
20071874141,305
20081781101,483
2009111681091,870
20101985323,286
20112587275,133
20123385855,203
201331128316,135
20143398136,722
20152787116,881
20161888177,586
2017251186112,263
201825901414,071
201928133514,987
20202259212,592
2021246189,408
20221756128,364
20232057678,947
20241989710,828
2025205529,306
202612634—

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https://510kreport.com/device/K936274 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K936274: Kirschner Performance Posterior Stabilized Total Knee System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K936274

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