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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2006

P.F.C. Cruciate Retaining Knee System (Size 1.5)

K961685510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 10, 199670-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3560Recalls 7

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

Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · JWH Prosthesis, Knee, Patellofemorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Polymer/Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Jul 10, 1996 after a 70-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 430 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 7 times.

Decided
Jul 10, 1996
Review
70 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWH
Recalls
7
Predicates
0

430 later devices descend from it, 13 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2011: 10 descendants cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2006: 4 descendants cleared2015: 27 descendants cleared2020: 34 descendants cleared2024: 40 descendants cleared2008: 4 descendants cleared2010: 6 descendants cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2019: 34 descendants cleared2009: 5 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2021: 39 descendants cleared2012: 6 descendants cleared2014: 12 descendants cleared2017: 16 descendants cleared2026: 38 descendants cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2013: 12 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2016: 19 descendants cleared2023: 34 descendants cleared2025: 36 descendants cleared2018: 16 descendants cleared2022: 30 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK961685 P.F.C. Cruciate Retaining Knee System (Size 1.5)Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 351 of its ownK033272 Depuy Sigma Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 324 of its ownK040166 Depuy Sigma XLK Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 158 of its ownK052472 Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2005
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 120 of its ownK062654 Depuy Sigma Cruciate Retaining Porocoat Femoral ComponentsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2006
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 115 of its ownK082500 Depuy Sigma CR-F Femoral ComponentDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11999: 12001: 12004: 22005: 12006: 42007: 22008: 42009: 52010: 62011: 102012: 62013: 122014: 122015: 272016: 192017: 162018: 162019: 342020: 342021: 392022: 302023: 342024: 402025: 362026: 38
1997high 40 (2024) · low 0 (1998)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K033272Depuy Sigma Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly351descendants
  • K040166Depuy Sigma XLK Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly324descendants
  • K052472Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2005 · 2 generations on158descendants
  • K062654Depuy Sigma Cruciate Retaining Porocoat Femoral ComponentsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly120descendants
  • K082500Depuy Sigma CR-F Femoral ComponentDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly115descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K961685P.F.C. Cruciate Retaining Knee System (Size 1.5)Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1996—
+1K033272Depuy Sigma Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.200451
+1K040166Depuy Sigma XLK Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2004—
+2K052472Depuy Global Shoulder Crosslink GlenoidDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2005—
+1K062654Depuy Sigma Cruciate Retaining Porocoat Femoral ComponentsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2006—
+1K082500Depuy Sigma CR-F Femoral ComponentDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199910
200110
200420
200510
200640
200720
200840
200950
201060
2011100
201260
2013120
2014120
2015270
2016190
2017160
2018160
2019340
2020340
2021390
2022300
2023340
2024400
2025360
2026380
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K961685, 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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Top candidate predicates for a new JWH device

  1. #1 K221479 Persona Personalized Knee Systemscore 22.4 · 11 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—P.F.C.® Cruciate Retaining Knee System
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (430)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033272Depuy Sigma Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2004351
K040166Depuy Sigma XLK Tibial InsertsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2004324
K062654Depuy Sigma Cruciate Retaining Porocoat Femoral ComponentsDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2006120
K082500Depuy Sigma CR-F Femoral ComponentDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2008115
K101433Depuy Attune Knee SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.2010114
K060192Apex Knee SystemOmni Life Science, Inc.2006111
K103756Depuy Attune Total Knee SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20117
K991106P.F.C. Sigma Porous Modular Keel Tibial TrayDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.19993
K182301PFC SIGMA Knee SystemDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.20191
K971652P.F.C. Sigma Inset PatellaJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.19971

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 14, 2006Not classifiedZ-0057-2007OtherMislabeled: units containing a size 32 mm. patella were labeled as a 38 mm patella.
May 26, 2005Not classifiedZ-1317-05OtherAn incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant.
May 26, 2005Not classifiedZ-1315-05OtherAn incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant.
May 26, 2005Not classifiedZ-1319-05OtherAn incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant.
May 26, 2005Not classifiedZ-1316-05OtherAn incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant.
May 26, 2005Not classifiedZ-1320-05OtherAn incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant.
May 26, 2005Not classifiedZ-1318-05OtherAn incomplete seal on the inner pouch allows exposure to oxygen, which may result in oxidation and would affect long-term performance of the implant.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K033272 (DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 351 descendants of its own.

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

2007: 182008: 172009: 112010: 192011: 252012: 332013: 312014: 332015: 272016: 182017: 252018: 252019: 282020: 222021: 242022: 172023: 202024: 192025: 202026 (partial year): 12
2007high 33 (2012) · low 11 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JWH

55in 2025

2007: 74 days median2008: 81 days median2009: 168 days median2010: 85 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 85 days median2013: 128 days median2014: 98 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 88 days median2017: 118 days median2018: 90 days median2019: 133 days median2020: 59 days median2021: 61 days median2022: 56 days median2023: 57 days median2024: 89 days median2025: 55 days median2026 (partial year): 63 days median
2007high 168 (2009) · low 55 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · JWH

2in 2025

2007: 142008: 102009: 1092010: 322011: 272012: 852013: 312014: 132015: 112016: 172017: 612018: 142019: 52020: 22021: 82022: 122023: 672024: 72025: 22026 (partial year): 4
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

2007: 1,3052008: 1,4832009: 1,8702010: 3,2862011: 5,1332012: 5,2032013: 6,1352014: 6,7222015: 6,8812016: 7,5862017: 12,2632018: 14,0712019: 14,9872020: 12,5922021: 9,4082022: 8,3642023: 8,9472024: 10,8282025: 9,306
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
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071874141,305
20081781101,483
2009111681091,870
20101985323,286
20112587275,133
20123385855,203
201331128316,135
20143398136,722
20152787116,881
20161888177,586
2017251186112,263
201825901414,071
201928133514,987
20202259212,592
2021246189,408
20221756128,364
20232057678,947
20241989710,828
2025205529,306
202612634—

What is it indicated for?

The P.F.C.® Cruciate Retaining Knee System is indicated for use only with bone cement (PMMA) for patients suffering from severe pain and disability due to permanent structural damage resulting from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, post-traumatic arthritis, collagen disorders or pseudogout. This damage may also be the result of trauma or failed prior surgical intervention.

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. “K961685: P.F.C. Cruciate Retaining Knee System (Size 1.5).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961685

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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