510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2016Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum (CO-CR-MO) Alloy Femoral Heads W/CO-Nidium Surface Treatment
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Zimmer, Inc. · JDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented
Cleared on Jul 25, 1996 after a 188-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 4 times.
- Decided
- Jul 25, 1996
- Review
- 188 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- JDI
- Recalls
- 4
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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? (4)
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 | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Harris/Galante Porous Total Hip Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Enhanced Modular Austin Moore Hip Prosthesis Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | HG MultiLock™ Hip Prosthesis With 7i-Nidium® Surface Hardening Process Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | MG II® Total Knee System with 7i-Nidium Surface Hardening Process Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2016 | Class II | Z-1109-2016 | Packaging | As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile. |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Class II | Z-1162-2016 | Packaging | As a result of the insufficient sealer calibration data for product packaged in firm's Building II between August 2010 and April 2013. The affected products are sterile. |
| Jul 22, 2014 | Class II | Z-2548-2014 | Package design/selection | Zimmer is recalling sterile-packaged implants and instruments packaged in six different package configurations due to packaging design verification test failures. Specifically, multiple test samples from each of the six configurations… |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Class II | Z-1033-2014 | Packaging | Zimmer recently conducted a review of all historic packaging validations at its Zimmer Manufacturing B.V. (ZMBV) facility in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Based on this review, it was determined that the packaging operations conducted in the… |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All JDI devicesJDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · JDI
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · JDI
59in 2024
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · JDI
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · JDI
1,644in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code JDI, 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 | 3 | 81 | 26 | 696 |
| 2008 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 810 |
| 2009 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 964 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 3 | 2,040 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 5 | 3,160 |
| 2012 | 4 | 167 | 4 | 5,122 |
| 2013 | 3 | 176 | 11 | 5,206 |
| 2014 | 3 | 98 | 3 | 4,968 |
| 2015 | 3 | 190 | 1 | 4,906 |
| 2016 | 4 | 166 | 5 | 3,995 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 5 | 6,135 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 1 | 6,728 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 1 | 7,407 |
| 2020 | 7 | 247 | 77 | 4,015 |
| 2021 | 3 | 162 | 0 | 3,170 |
| 2022 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 1,978 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 1,635 |
| 2024 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 1,821 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 1 | 1,644 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Femoral heads are single-use devices that are mated via a press-fit tapered neck with titanium or cobalt-chrome alloy femoral stems in total and hemi-hip arthroplasty procedures.
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/K960278 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K960278: Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum (CO-CR-MO) Alloy Femoral Heads W/CO-Nidium Surface Treatment.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K960278
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026