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Cocr BI-Angular Humeral Component

K961571510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 5, 1996104-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3650

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

Biomet, Inc. · KWT Prosthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented

Cleared on Aug 5, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K940537 (Kirschner Medical Corp., 1995) and 2 other predicates after a 104-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1987. 147 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 5, 1996
Review
104 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWT
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K872454 (1987). 3 ancestors in all. 147 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1995: 1 other ancestor1987: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 descendant cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2014: 7 descendants cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2021: 13 descendants cleared2013: 5 descendants cleared2019: 10 descendants cleared2020: 10 descendants cleared2018: 7 descendants cleared2022: 16 descendants cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2025: 15 descendants cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2023: 13 descendants cleared2024: 11 descendants cleared2026: 15 descendants clearedK872454 · Biomet Modular Shoulder Prosthesis · Biomet, Inc. · 19871990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 5 descendants3 generations forward: 18 descendants4 generations forward: 27 descendants5 generations forward: 17 descendants6 generations forward: 18 descendants7 generations forward: 32 descendants8 generations forward: 22 descendants9 generations forward: 7 descendants K872454 · Biomet Modular Shoulder Prosthesis · Biomet, Inc. · 19870+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK872454 Biomet Modular Shoulder ProsthesisBiomet, Inc. · 1987
  2. This deviceK961571 Cocr BI-Angular Humeral ComponentBiomet, Inc. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 146 of its ownK023063 Comprehensive Humeral Fracture SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 138 of its ownK060692 Comprehensive Primary Shoulder StemsBiomet Manufacturing Corp · 2006 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 110 of its ownK102924 Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 108 of its ownK110599 Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 98 of its ownK120794 Ascend Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2012

Showing 5 of 147 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12004: 22006: 22010: 22011: 42012: 32013: 52014: 72015: 32016: 32017: 52018: 72019: 102020: 102021: 132022: 162023: 132024: 112025: 152026: 15
2002high 16 (2022) · low 0 (2003)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K023063Comprehensive Humeral Fracture SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly146descendants
  • K060692Comprehensive Primary Shoulder StemsBiomet Manufacturing Corp · 2006 · 2 generations on138descendants
  • K102924Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on110descendants
  • K110599Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2011 · 4 generations on108descendants
  • K120794Ascend Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on98descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K872454Biomet Modular Shoulder ProsthesisBiomet, Inc.1987—
0 (this device)K961571Cocr BI-Angular Humeral ComponentBiomet, Inc.1996—
+1K023063Comprehensive Humeral Fracture SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc.20022
+2K060692Comprehensive Primary Shoulder StemsBiomet Manufacturing Corp20066
+3K102924Aequalis Ascend Modular Anatomic Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc.2011—
+4K110599Aequalis Ascend Modular Reverse Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc.2011—
+3K120794Ascend Shoulder SystemTornier, Inc.2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710
199510

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200420
200620
201020
201140
201230
201350
201470
201530
201630
201750
201870
2019100
2020100
2021130
2022160
2023130
2024110
2025150
2026150
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K961571, 1987–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K940537Kirschner (R) Modular II-C (TM) Total Shoulder System
Summary page 2
…ar Humeral Component is equivalent to almost all shoulder components on the market. Commercially availsble shoulder devices include: Atlas Shoulder, Kirschner, 510(k)# K940537 cleared for marketing 29 August, 1985. Neer Shoulder, Kirschner, 510(k)# K873073 cleared for marketing 1 October, 1987. BirAngul…
Kirschner Medical Corp.1995—
*K873073Kirschner Neer-Iii Proximal Humerus
Summary page 2
…. Commercially availsble shoulder devices include: Atlas Shoulder, Kirschner, 510(k)# K940537 cleared for marketing 29 August, 1985. Neer Shoulder, Kirschner, 510(k)# K873073 cleared for marketing 1 October, 1987. BirAngular Shoulder, Biomet, 510(k)# KB872454 cleared for marketing 27 August, 1987. 060…
Kirschner Medical Corp.1987—
*K872454Biomet Modular Shoulder Prosthesis
Summary page 2
…# K940537 cleared for marketing 29 August, 1985. Neer Shoulder, Kirschner, 510(k)# K873073 cleared for marketing 1 October, 1987. BirAngular Shoulder, Biomet, 510(k)# KB872454 cleared for marketing 27 August, 1987. 0600624 Reported Complication of Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Compl icat…
Biomet, Inc.1987—

Also cleared against K940537: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (147)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023063Comprehensive Humeral Fracture SystemBiomet Orthopedics, Inc.2002146

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?

  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K023063 (Biomet Orthopedics, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 146 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K940537.

How does its category compare?

All KWT devices

KWT Prosthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWT

4in 2025

2007: 12010: 12011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 12018: 22019: 42020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWT

242in 2025

2011: 165 days median2019: 91 days median2025: 242 days median
2007high 242 (2025) · low 91 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWT

1in 2023

2008: 12010: 72012: 22013: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 32023: 1
2007high 7 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWT

749in 2025

2007: 322008: 482009: 582010: 712011: 1122012: 832013: 1132014: 1682015: 1762016: 4452017: 5602018: 4802019: 4192020: 2152021: 2282022: 2732023: 3612024: 6012025: 749
2007high 749 (2025) · low 32 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWT, 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
20071—032
20080—148
20090—058
20101—771
201151650112
20121—283
20131—1113
20141—0168
20152—0176
20162—1445
20171—1560
20182—1480
20194913419
20201—0215
20211—0228
20221—0273
20231—1361
20241—0601
202542420749
20261—0—
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510(k) Report. “K961571: Cocr BI-Angular Humeral Component.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961571

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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