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Foundation Porous Hip Stem

K973302510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 2, 199790-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3358

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

Encore Orthopedics, Inc. · LPH Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented

Cleared on Dec 2, 1997 after a 90-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 248 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 2, 1997
Review
90 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LPH
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

248 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared2007: 4 descendants cleared2012: 16 descendants cleared2020: 10 descendants cleared2013: 11 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2005: 5 descendants cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2015: 11 descendants cleared2025: 21 descendants cleared2014: 19 descendants cleared2016: 11 descendants cleared2019: 23 descendants cleared2018: 9 descendants cleared2017: 14 descendants cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2022: 17 descendants cleared2023: 19 descendants cleared2021: 12 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2026: 18 descendants cleared2024: 15 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK973302 Foundation Porous Hip StemEncore Orthopedics, Inc. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 209 of its ownK982367 Reach Hip ComponentBiomet, Inc. · 1998
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 208 of its ownK030055 Mallory/Head Total Hip System; HA Mallory/Head Total Hip System…Biomet, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 160 of its ownK043537 Taperloc 12/14 Taper Femoral ComponentsBiomet, Inc. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 138 of its ownK050124 Porous Coated Acetabular ComponentsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 137 of its ownK070369 Regenerx Ringloc + Modular Acetabular ShellsBiomet, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 12003: 12005: 52006: 22007: 42008: 22009: 12010: 22011: 42012: 162013: 112014: 192015: 112016: 112017: 142018: 92019: 232020: 102021: 122022: 172023: 192024: 152025: 212026: 18
1998high 23 (2019) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K982367Reach Hip ComponentBiomet, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly209descendants
  • K030055Mallory/Head Total Hip System; HA Mallory/Head Total Hip System; BI-Metric Femoral…Biomet, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on208descendants
  • K043537Taperloc 12/14 Taper Femoral ComponentsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · 3 generations on160descendants
  • K050124Porous Coated Acetabular ComponentsBiomet, Inc. · 2005 · 3 generations on138descendants
  • K070369Regenerx Ringloc + Modular Acetabular ShellsBiomet, Inc. · 2007 · 4 generations on137descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K973302Foundation Porous Hip StemEncore Orthopedics, Inc.1997—
+1K982367Reach Hip ComponentBiomet, Inc.1998—
+2K030055Mallory/Head Total Hip System; HA Mallory/Head Total Hip System; BI-Metric…Biomet, Inc.20033
+3K043537Taperloc 12/14 Taper Femoral ComponentsBiomet, Inc.2005—
+3K050124Porous Coated Acetabular ComponentsBiomet, Inc.20051
+4K070369Regenerx Ringloc + Modular Acetabular ShellsBiomet, Inc.200719

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810
200310
200550
200620
200740
200820
200910
201020
201140
2012160
2013110
2014190
2015110
2016110
2017140
201890
2019230
2020100
2021120
2022170
2023190
2024150
2025210
2026180
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973302, 1997–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

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  1. #1 K233498 Stryker Orthopaedics Hip Systems Labeling Updatescore 24.3 · 20 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (248)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K982367Reach Hip ComponentBiomet, Inc.1998209
K072154Foundation (FMP) Porous Coated Spiked Acetabular SystemEncore Medical L.P.200761

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K982367 (Biomet, Inc., 1998) has gone furthest, with 209 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LPH devices

LPH 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

2007: 102008: 102009: 32010: 152011: 162012: 252013: 112014: 202015: 182016: 102017: 122018: 92019: 222020: 72021: 82022: 142023: 102024: 62025: 122026 (partial year): 8
2007high 25 (2012) · low 3 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LPH

153in 2025

2007: 116 days median2008: 86 days median2009: 112 days median2010: 100 days median2011: 110 days median2012: 76 days median2013: 135 days median2014: 129 days median2015: 111 days median2016: 150 days median2017: 121 days median2018: 145 days median2019: 164 days median2020: 164 days median2021: 410 days median2022: 247 days median2023: 111 days median2024: 92 days median2025: 153 days median2026 (partial year): 256 days median
2007high 410 (2021) · low 76 (2012)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LPH

4in 2025

2007: 162008: 12009: 22010: 222011: 262012: 302013: 92014: 32015: 12016: 82017: 142018: 22019: 82020: 62021: 42022: 22023: 22024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 30 (2012) · low 1 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LPH

6,163in 2025

2007: 5092008: 7062009: 1,1562010: 2,0072011: 3,3202012: 3,7852013: 5,0022014: 5,1632015: 5,8302016: 4,9002017: 5,3122018: 5,9542019: 7,1302020: 5,4292021: 5,9782022: 5,2232023: 5,3452024: 5,6262025: 6,163
2007high 7,130 (2019) · low 509 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LPH, 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
20071011616509
200810861706
2009311221,156
201015100222,007
201116110263,320
20122576303,785
20131113595,002
20142012935,163
20151811115,830
20161015084,900
201712121145,312
2018914525,954
20192216487,130
2020716465,429
2021841045,978
20221424725,223
20231011125,345
202469215,626
20251215346,163
202682562—

What is it indicated for?

The indications for use of the Foundation® Porous total hip replacement prosthesis include: degenerative joint diseasc including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis; rheumatoid arthritis; correction of functional deformity; revision procedures where other treatments or devices have failed; and treatment of nonunion, femoral neck and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement, which is unmanageable using other techniques. This stem is intended to be used in a cementless mode.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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  • K020236Modification to Pass Spinal SystemEncore Orthopedics, Inc. · 2002
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https://510kreport.com/device/K973302 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K973302: Foundation Porous Hip Stem.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973302

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026