# K971900: Lateral Flare Internal Collar (Lfic)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Pro-Lfic, LLC
- Decided: Dec 18, 1997 after 209 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
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K952776 (1996). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K952776: Lfic or Fetto Hip, Zimmer, Inc. (1996) Summary page 5.

## Indications for use
The device is designed for press-fitting into the human femurs for total hip replacement. This hip is indicated for patients suffering from severe hip pain and disability due to rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis, collagen disorders, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, and nonunion of previous fractures of the femur; patients with congenital hip dysplasia, protusio acetabuli, or slipped capital femoral epiphysis; patients suffering from disability due to previous fusion; patients with previously failed endoprosthesis and/or total hip components in the affected extremity; patients with acute femoral neck fractures. The device is identical to the predicate hip of Zimmer LFIC Hip Prosthesis, Zimmer Inc.,, P.O. Box 708, Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0708, (K952776). It is intended for press-fit use into the intramedullary canal for pathological or degenerative conditions involving the femur and/or acetabulum. These stems are made of Tivanium Ti-6A1-4V Alloy and anatomic in shape.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K971900
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology