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Primaloc Cemented Hip System

K962448510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 19, 199687-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3390Recalls 2

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

Ortho Development Corp. · KWY Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal/Polymer, Cemented Or Uncemented

Cleared on Sep 19, 1996 after an 87-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Sep 19, 1996
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KWY
Recalls
2
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K962448Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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? (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
*—Impact One-Piece Implant
Named without a submission number
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*—S-ROM OPC I Hip Stem for Cement
Named without a submission number
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*—Perfecta
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

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 28, 2010Not classifiedZ-0315-2011Nonconforming Material/ComponentThe hip stem did not fit the distal centralizer because the hole was not drilled with the appropriate taper.
Dec 26, 2002Not classifiedZ-0568-03OtherCleaning agent residue from packaging material was adhering to implantable hip stems.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All KWY devices

KWY Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal/Polymer, Cemented Or Uncemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KWY

1in 2025

2008: 32009: 12010: 42011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 32019: 52020: 12022: 22023: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWY

126in 2019

2008: 123 days median2010: 187 days median2018: 219 days median2019: 126 days median
2007high 219 (2018) · low 123 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWY

2in 2025

2007: 252009: 242010: 12012: 12013: 22016: 32017: 22018: 12019: 12024: 12025: 2
2007high 25 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWY

180in 2025

2007: 3702008: 9002009: 9612010: 6882011: 7582012: 9782013: 1,1482014: 1,0552015: 1,2132016: 8772017: 8262018: 1,3802019: 1,5302020: 1,2592021: 2762022: 2082023: 1782024: 2092025: 180
2007high 1,530 (2019) · low 178 (2023)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWY, 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
20070—25370
200831230900
20091—24961
201041871688
20111—0758
20121—1978
20132—21,148
20141—01,055
20151—01,213
20161—3877
20171—2826
2018321911,380
2019512611,530
20201—01,259
20210—0276
20222—0208
20232—0178
20240—1209
20251—2180
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Primaloc™ Cemented Hip System is intended for single, cemented use during primary or revision arthroplasty surgery.

Indications include: (1) Osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, or other osteoarthroses of the hip joint; (2) Certain femoral neck fractures; (3) Idiopathic avascular necrosis; (4) Post traumatic arthritis; (5) Benign or malignant bone tumors where sufficient bone stock is present to seat the prosthesis; (6) Previously failed implant.

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. “K962448: Primaloc Cemented Hip System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962448

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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