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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2014

Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee System

K955778510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 8, 199679-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3530Recalls 1

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

Intermedics Orthopedics · HRY Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Mar 8, 1996 after a 79-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 22 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Mar 8, 1996
Review
79 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRY
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK955778 Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee SystemIntermedics Orthopedics · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 20 of its ownK033810 Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 19 of its ownK133811 Restoris Porous Partial Knee SystemMako Surgical Corp. · 2014
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 8 of its ownK163700 Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2017
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 7 of its ownK181302 Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2019
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK190439 Engage™ Partial Knee SystemEngage Uni, LLC · 2019 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 22 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12004: 12014: 12015: 12017: 12019: 52021: 42022: 12023: 12024: 32025: 12026: 2
2002high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 22 · See all
  • K033810Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly20descendants
  • K133811Restoris Porous Partial Knee SystemMako Surgical Corp. · 2014 · 2 generations on19descendants
  • K163700Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2017 · 3 generations on8descendants
  • K181302Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2019 · 4 generations on7descendants
  • K190439Engage™ Partial Knee SystemEngage Uni, LLC · 2019 · 3 generations on5descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K955778Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee SystemIntermedics Orthopedics1996—
+1K033810Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc.20041
+2K133811Restoris Porous Partial Knee SystemMako Surgical Corp.2014—
+3K163700Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc.2017—
+4K181302Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc.2019—
+3K190439Engage™ Partial Knee SystemEngage Uni, LLC20194

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200410
201410
201510
201710
201950
202140
202210
202310
202430
202510
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K955778, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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? (8)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Howmedica PCA Unicompartmental Knee System
Named without a submission number
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*—DePuy Synatomic Unicondylar Knee
Named without a submission number
—
*—Wright Medical Whiteside Ortholoc II Unicondylar Knee System
Named without a submission number
—
*—Osteonics Omnifit SCR Knee System
Named without a submission number
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*—Zimmer Miller/Galante Unicompartmental Knee System
Named without a submission number
—
*—Kirschner Performance Unicompartmental Knee
Named without a submission number
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*—Smith & Nephew Richards Genesis Unicompartmental Knee
Named without a submission number
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*—Johnson & Johnson PFC Unicompartmental Knee System
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (22)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033810Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc.200420
K012800Symmetric Unicompartmental Knee SystemWhiteside Biomechanics, Inc.20020

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Feb 25, 2014Class IIZ-1251-2014StorageA complaint was received for a discolored All Poly Tibia. Root cause analysis found that the discoloration was the result of free radical oxidation. The oxidation process was advanced prematurely as a result of the machined component…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K033810 (Centerpulse Orthopedics, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 20 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HRY devices

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

FDA decisions per year · HRY

1in 2020

2007: 32008: 32010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRY

138in 2008

2007: 92 days median2008: 138 days median
2007high 138 (2008) · low 92 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRY

3in 2022

2007: 12008: 12011: 12013: 12016: 12020: 12021: 12022: 3
2007high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRY

290in 2025

2007: 2632008: 2852009: 2492010: 1802011: 1552012: 1372013: 3832014: 3052015: 3452016: 3432017: 4022018: 6132019: 3672020: 1,0542021: 1,2182022: 8402023: 3962024: 4302025: 290
2007high 1,218 (2021) · low 137 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRY, 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
20073921263
200831381285
20090—0249
20101—0180
20111—1155
20121—0137
20131—1383
20141—0305
20151—0345
20161—1343
20170—0402
20180—0613
20191—0367
20201—11,054
20210—11,218
20220—3840
20230—0396
20240—0430
20250—0290
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Natural-Knee II - Unicompartmental Knee Prosthesis is intended for resurfacing of one side of the knee joint.

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

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510(k) Report. “K955778: Natural-Knee II Unicompartmentalknee System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K955778

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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