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Consensus Posterior Stabilized Knee

K954818510(k) TraditionalCleared May 22, 1996215-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

U.S. Medical Products, Inc. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on May 22, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K884796 (Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc., 1989) after a 215-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989. 9 later devices descend from it.

Decided: May 22, 1996
Review: 215 days
Class: Class II
Product code: JWH
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K884796 (1989). 9 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK884796 P.F.C.(TM) Modular Knee SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1989 · Recalled
This deviceK954818 Consensus Posterior Stabilized KneeU.S. Medical Products, Inc. · 1996
Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK163167 CKS Plus Knee SystemConsensus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2017
Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK191765 OMNI TiN Coated Apex Knee™ SystemOmni Life Science, Inc. · 2019
Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK160515 PS2 Knee SystemConsensus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016
Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK191084 The Optimotion Blue Total Knee SystemOptimotion Implants, LLC · 2020
Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK112285 Milestone Knee System, Femoral Component, Posterior Stablized…Tgm Medical, Inc. · 2011

Showing 5 of 9 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2011high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2012)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 9 · See all

K163167CKS Plus Knee SystemConsensus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly3descendants
K191765OMNI TiN Coated Apex Knee™ SystemOmni Life Science, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on2descendants
K160515PS2 Knee SystemConsensus Orthopedics, Inc. · 2016 · cites it directly2descendants
K191084The Optimotion Blue Total Knee SystemOptimotion Implants, LLC · 2020 · 2 generations on1descendant
K112285Milestone Knee System, Femoral Component, Posterior Stablized, Unocated / RLP, Uncoated…Tgm Medical, Inc. · 2011 · cites it directly1descendant

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K884796	P.F.C.(TM) Modular Knee System	Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.	1989	16
0 (this device)	K954818	Consensus Posterior Stabilized Knee	U.S. Medical Products, Inc.	1996	—
+1	K163167	CKS Plus Knee System	Consensus Orthopedics, Inc.	2017	—
+2	K191765	OMNI TiN Coated Apex Knee™ System	Omni Life Science, Inc.	2019	—
+1	K160515	PS2 Knee System	Consensus Orthopedics, Inc.	2016	—
+2	K191084	The Optimotion Blue Total Knee System	Optimotion Implants, LLC	2020	—
+1	K112285	Milestone Knee System, Femoral Component, Posterior Stablized, Unocated / RLP…	Tgm Medical, Inc.	2011	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2011	1	0
2013	1	0
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2019	1	0
2020	1	0
2021	1	0
2024	1	0
2025	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K954818, 1989–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), 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? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K884796	P.F.C.(TM) Modular Knee System Summary page 1 …r/metal/polymer, under classification 21CFR888.3560. Substantial Equivalence: equivalent Posterior Stabilized Knee components: Johnson&Johnson PFC® Modular Knee System, K884796, SE 03-29-89. Device Description: The Consensus® PS Knee tibial insert component is manufactured from ultra-high molecular weigh…	Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.	1989	16

Also cleared against K884796: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (9)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K163167	CKS Plus Knee System	Consensus Orthopedics, Inc.	2017	3
K160515	PS2 Knee System	Consensus Orthopedics, Inc.	2016	2
K112285	Milestone Knee System, Femoral Component, Posterior Stablized, Unocated / RLP, Uncoated…	Tgm Medical, Inc.	2011	1

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?

Its one ancestor has a recall.
Of its descendants, K163167 (Consensus Orthopedics, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
4 other devices also cite its predicate K884796.

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

2007high 33 (2012) · low 11 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JWH

55in 2025

2007high 168 (2009) · low 55 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · JWH

2in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	18	74	14	1,305
2008	17	81	10	1,483
2009	11	168	109	1,870
2010	19	85	32	3,286
2011	25	87	27	5,133
2012	33	85	85	5,203
2013	31	128	31	6,135
2014	33	98	13	6,722
2015	27	87	11	6,881
2016	18	88	17	7,586
2017	25	118	61	12,263
2018	25	90	14	14,071
2019	28	133	5	14,987
2020	22	59	2	12,592
2021	24	61	8	9,408
2022	17	56	12	8,364
2023	20	57	67	8,947
2024	19	89	7	10,828
2025	20	55	2	9,306
2026	12	63	4	—

What is it indicated for?

The Consensus® Posterior Stabilized Knee is indicated for use in:

1. Primary intervention of rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, or degenerative arthritis in the absense of the posterior cruciate ligament.

2. Failed osteotomy or unicompartmental replacements

3. Replacement of unsatisfactory cemented or press-fit knee components when sufficient bone stock exists.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

https://510kreport.com/device/K954818 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K954818: Consensus Posterior Stabilized Knee.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K954818

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Record history

FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
Page last updated Nov 3, 2026