# K964178: Press-Fit Hip Stem

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Encore Orthopedics, Inc.
- Decided: May 5, 1997 after 199 days
- Product code: LWJ (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3360
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Indications for use
The Foundation® Press-Fit Hip Stem is intended for treatment of patients who are candidates for total hip arthroplasty because the natural femoral head and neck have been affected by osteoarthritis, inflammatory arthritis, traumatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, avascular necrosis or femoral neck fracture, and revision arthroplasty where bone loss is minimal. It is intended to be used press-fit.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K964178
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology