# K970351: Global Taper Spectron Hip Stems

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc., Orthopaedic Div.
- Decided: Feb 28, 1997 after 29 days
- Product code: JDI (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3350
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
6 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 7 devices 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.

## Most influential descendants
- K211176: Smith & Nephew Hip Systems (2022), 3 descendants of its own
- K240783: Anthology Hip Stems; CPCS Hip Stems; Femoral Heads; R3 Acetabular Liners; Spectron Hip Stems; Synergy Hip Stems (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K242375: OR3O Dual Mobility System (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K231448: TANDEM Hip System (2023), 0 descendants of its own
- K141370: Renovis Cemented Hip System (2014), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The hip stem components of the GT Spectron are made of metal alloys. The components are indicated for cemented and uncemented use for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed for rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma, or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant. Indications also include inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; old, remote osteomyelitis with an extended drainage-free period; treatments of nonunion, femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with heads involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; endoprosthesis, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture-dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K970351
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology