# K982418: Buechel-Pappas Modular Salvage Stem

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Endotec, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 29, 1999 after 290 days
- Product code: MJT (Prosthesis, Shoulder, Humeral (Bipolar Hemi-Shoulder) Metal/Polymer, Cemented Or Uncemented)
- Device class: 3
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Indications for use
The BUECHEL-PAPPAS™ Modular Salvage Shoulder Replacement System is intended for the reconstruction of painful and/or severely disabled shoulder joints resulting from osteoarthritis, rheumatiod arthritis, traumatic arthritis, avascular necrosis, or previously failed prosthesis; for use in the absence of a functionally sufficient rotator cuff as well as where the proximal humerus is insufficient to support a standard angled humeral prosthesis. Biocoat® porous coated components are intended for cemented use.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982418
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology