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Link Cement Plug

K972411510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 29, 199764-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300

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

Turnkey Intergration USA, Inc. · LZN Cement Obturator

Cleared on Aug 29, 1997 after a 64-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Aug 29, 1997
Review
64 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LZN
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K972411Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All LZN devices

LZN Cement Obturator: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LZN

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LZN

Too few LZN 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · LZN

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LZN

6in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 32010: 72011: 32012: 132013: 42014: 302015: 412016: 62017: 62018: 82019: 112020: 112021: 122022: 62023: 132024: 72025: 6
2007high 41 (2015) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LZN, 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—01
20080—02
20090—03
20100—07
20110—03
20120—013
20130—04
20140—030
20150—041
20160—06
20170—06
20180—08
20190—011
20200—011
20210—012
20221—16
20230—013
20240—07
20250—06
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Link femoral cement restrictor plug system is used to constrict the flow of bone cement (PMMA) into the distal section of the femoral canal during a cemented total hip arthoplasty.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K972411: Link Cement Plug.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972411

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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