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Recalled · 2006

UC-Plus Solution Unicondylar Knee System

K982859510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 30, 1999351-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3530Recalls 1

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

Plus Orthopedics · HRY Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer

Cleared on Jul 30, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K954481 (Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc., 1996) after a 351-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 25 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jul 30, 1999
Review
351 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HRY
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K954481 (1996). 25 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK954481 · P.F.C. Uni-Compartmental Knee System · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 19961995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 7 descendants5 generations forward: 6 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant K954481 · P.F.C. Uni-Compartmental Knee System · Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 19960+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK954481 P.F.C. Uni-Compartmental Knee SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc. · 1996
  2. This deviceK982859 UC-Plus Solution Unicondylar Knee SystemPlus Orthopedics · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 20 of its ownK033810 Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 19 of its ownK133811 Restoris Porous Partial Knee SystemMako Surgical Corp. · 2014
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 8 of its ownK163700 Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2017
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 7 of its ownK181302 Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2019
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 5 of its ownK190439 Engage™ Partial Knee SystemEngage Uni, LLC · 2019 · Recalled

Showing 5 of 25 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12004: 12005: 12014: 12015: 12017: 22019: 52021: 42022: 12023: 12024: 32025: 12026: 3
2003high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 25 · See all
  • K033810Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly20descendants
  • K133811Restoris Porous Partial Knee SystemMako Surgical Corp. · 2014 · 2 generations on19descendants
  • K163700Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2017 · 3 generations on8descendants
  • K181302Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc. · 2019 · 4 generations on7descendants
  • K190439Engage™ Partial Knee SystemEngage Uni, LLC · 2019 · 3 generations on5descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K954481P.F.C. Uni-Compartmental Knee SystemJohnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1996—
0 (this device)K982859UC-Plus Solution Unicondylar Knee SystemPlus Orthopedics1999—
+1K033810Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc.20041
+2K133811Restoris Porous Partial Knee SystemMako Surgical Corp.2014—
+3K163700Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc.2017—
+4K181302Bodycad Unicompartmental Knee SystemBodycad Laboratories, Inc.2019—
+3K190439Engage™ Partial Knee SystemEngage Uni, LLC20194

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200410
200510
201410
201510
201720
201950
202140
202210
202310
202430
202510
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982859, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K954481P.F.C. Uni-Compartmental Knee System
Summary page 1
…is Knee Joint Femorotibial Metal/Polymer Semi-Constrained Cemented Prosthesis {21 CFR 888.3530, 87HRY) P.F.C. Sigma Uni-Compartmental Knee System (Johnson & Johnson), K954481, SE date 10/10/96 The UC-PLUS Solution Unicondylar Knee System consists of a femoral component and a tibial component. The femor…
Johnson & Johnson Professionals, Inc.1996—

Also cleared against K954481: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (25)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033810Natural-Knee II Unicompartmental Knee SystemCenterpulse Orthopedics, Inc.200420
K050764Uniglide Unicondylar Knee ProsthesisCorin USA20052
K032052UC-Plus Solution Unicondylar KneePlus Orthopedics20030

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 18, 2006Not classifiedZ-0191-2007OtherThere exists the possibility that incomplete bony support or insufficient cementing of the implanted device can result in fatigue fracture of the UC-PLUS Solution Femoral Component.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K033810 (Centerpulse Orthopedics, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 20 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K954481.

How does its category compare?

All HRY devices

HRY Prosthesis, Knee, Femorotibial, Semi-Constrained, Cemented, Metal/Polymer: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HRY

1in 2020

2007: 32008: 32010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HRY

138in 2008

2007: 92 days median2008: 138 days median
2007high 138 (2008) · low 92 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HRY

3in 2022

2007: 12008: 12011: 12013: 12016: 12020: 12021: 12022: 3
2007high 3 (2022) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HRY

290in 2025

2007: 2632008: 2852009: 2492010: 1802011: 1552012: 1372013: 3832014: 3052015: 3452016: 3432017: 4022018: 6132019: 3672020: 1,0542021: 1,2182022: 8402023: 3962024: 4302025: 290
2007high 1,218 (2021) · low 137 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HRY, 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
20073921263
200831381285
20090—0249
20101—0180
20111—1155
20121—0137
20131—1383
20141—0305
20151—0345
20161—1343
20170—0402
20180—0613
20191—0367
20201—11,054
20210—11,218
20220—3840
20230—0396
20240—0430
20250—0290
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The UC-PLUS Solution Unicondylar Knee System is intended for use in

unicompartmental degenerative arthritis, local osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle,

light to medium unicompartmental destruction of the knee joint due to idiopathic and

post-traumatic degenerative arthritis, traumatic unicompartmental bone and/or

cartilage lesions. For use with bone cement only.

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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510(k) Report. “K982859: UC-Plus Solution Unicondylar Knee System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982859

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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