# K981847: Biolox Alumina Ceramic Femoral Head

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 17, 1998 after 52 days
- Product code: LZO (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3353
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
156 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 157 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 its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Biolox Alumina Ceramic Femoral Head: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K083762: Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Heads (2009), 149 descendants of its own
- K100412: Biolox Delta Ceramic Femoral Heads (2010), 140 descendants of its own
- K103120: Corin Biolox Delta Femoral Heads (2011), 110 descendants of its own
- K110087: Corin Trinity Acetbular System with Hxlpe Liners (2011), 109 descendants of its own
- K111911: Corin Optimom Modular Head (2011), 62 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Total hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma, inflammatory joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses such as osteoarthritis; avascular necrosis; traumatic arthritis; slipped capital epiphysis; fused hip; fracture of the pelvis; diastrophic variant; old, remote osteomyelitis with an extended drainage-free period; nonunion; femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with heads involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K981847
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology