# K955296: Link MP Reconstruction Hip

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Link America, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 14, 1996 after 90 days
- Product code: JDI (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3350
- Recalls of this device: 21 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
129 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
1 of 130 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K992667: ZMR Hip System-Revision Taper (1999), 114 descendants of its own
- K994286: ZMR Hip System-Porous Revision (2000), 105 descendants of its own
- K032726: Zimmer M/L Taper Hip Prosthesis, 7711 Series (2003), 84 descendants of its own
- K071723: Zimmer Porolock Mis Stem (2008), 73 descendants of its own
- K123392: Avenir Muller Stem (2013), 41 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2064-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2079-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2074-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2073-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2061-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2060-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2065-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2063-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2062-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2068-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2071-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2077-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2069-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2075-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2066-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2076-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2070-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2078-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2072-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2080-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.
- Jul 16, 2013 · Class II · Z-2067-2013: The trial stems were manufactured using the wrong design.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K955296
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology