510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2019Apr Porous HA Hip System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sulzer Orthopedics, Inc. · LPH Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented
Cleared on Nov 3, 1997 after a 75-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled once.
- Decided
- Nov 3, 1997
- Review
- 75 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- LPH
- Recalls
- 1
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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.
Planning a device in LPH? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new LPH device
- #1 K233498 Stryker Orthopaedics Hip Systems Labeling Updatescore 24.2 · 20 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
What was it cleared against? (2)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Natural-Hip HA Stem Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | APR Universal Hip Stem with Calcitite®-Coated CSTi 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
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2019 | Class II | Z-0318-2020 | Packaging change control | Non-highly polished implants may adhere to the LDPE bag (previous packaging configuration). |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All LPH devicesLPH Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · LPH
12in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LPH
153in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · LPH
4in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LPH
6,163in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LPH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 | 116 | 16 | 509 |
| 2008 | 10 | 86 | 1 | 706 |
| 2009 | 3 | 112 | 2 | 1,156 |
| 2010 | 15 | 100 | 22 | 2,007 |
| 2011 | 16 | 110 | 26 | 3,320 |
| 2012 | 25 | 76 | 30 | 3,785 |
| 2013 | 11 | 135 | 9 | 5,002 |
| 2014 | 20 | 129 | 3 | 5,163 |
| 2015 | 18 | 111 | 1 | 5,830 |
| 2016 | 10 | 150 | 8 | 4,900 |
| 2017 | 12 | 121 | 14 | 5,312 |
| 2018 | 9 | 145 | 2 | 5,954 |
| 2019 | 22 | 164 | 8 | 7,130 |
| 2020 | 7 | 164 | 6 | 5,429 |
| 2021 | 8 | 410 | 4 | 5,978 |
| 2022 | 14 | 247 | 2 | 5,223 |
| 2023 | 10 | 111 | 2 | 5,345 |
| 2024 | 6 | 92 | 1 | 5,626 |
| 2025 | 12 | 153 | 4 | 6,163 |
| 2026 | 8 | 256 | 2 | — |
What is it indicated for?
1. Patient conditions of non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD), e.g., avascular necrosis, osteoarthritis and inflammatory joint disease (IID), e.g., rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Those patients with failed previous surgery where pain, deformity, or dysfunction persists.
3. Revision of previously failed arthroplasty.
The APR Porous HA System is intended only for use without bone cement.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K973124 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K973124: Apr Porous HA 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/K973124
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026