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Depuy Profile Femoral Hip with Porocoat

K984459510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 28, 199944-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

DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · LPH Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented

Cleared on Jan 28, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K934457 (Depuy, Inc., 1994) and 3 other predicates after a 44-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1993.

Decided
Jan 28, 1999
Review
44 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LPH
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K915787 (1993). 5 ancestors in all, the oldest K850055 (1985). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1991: 1 other ancestor1987: 1 other ancestor1985: 1 other ancestorK915787 · Stability Hip Stem with Porocoat · Depuy, Inc. · 1993K934457 · Stability Hip Stem with Porocoat · Depuy, Inc. · 19941985199019952000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors K934457 · Stability Hip Stem with Porocoat · Depuy, Inc. · 1994K915787 · Stability Hip Stem with Porocoat · Depuy, Inc. · 19930
  1. Root · 2 generations backK915787 Stability Hip Stem with PorocoatDepuy, Inc. · 1993
  2. 1 generation backK934457 Stability Hip Stem with PorocoatDepuy, Inc. · 1994
  3. This deviceK984459 Depuy Profile Femoral Hip with PorocoatDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 1999
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K915787Stability Hip Stem with PorocoatDepuy, Inc.1993—
−1K934457Stability Hip Stem with PorocoatDepuy, Inc.1994—
0 (this device)K984459Depuy Profile Femoral Hip with PorocoatDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.1999—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198510
198710
199110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K984459, 1993–1999Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new LPH device

  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? (4)

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
*K934457Stability Hip Stem with Porocoat
Summary page 1
…88.3358 Hip joint metal/polymer semi-constrained porous coated uncemented prosthesis DEVICE CODE: 87LPH EQUIVALENT DEVICES: DePuy Stability Hip System with Porocoat® (K934457) (Uncemented, K934457) DePuy Profile® Femoral Hip Prosthesis with Porocoat® (Cemented, K872776) DePuy Hydroxyapatite Coated Pro…
Depuy, Inc.1994—
*K872776Profile Femoral Hip Prosthesis W/Porocoat
Summary page 1
…E: 87LPH EQUIVALENT DEVICES: DePuy Stability Hip System with Porocoat® (K934457) (Uncemented, K934457) DePuy Profile® Femoral Hip Prosthesis with Porocoat® (Cemented, K872776) DePuy Hydroxyapatite Coated Profile® Hip Stem (Press-Fit, K910156) DePuy Profile® Femoral Hip (Press-Fit, K850055) DEVICE DES…
Depuy, Inc.1987—
*K910156Hydroxyapatite Coated Profile (R) Hip Stem
Summary page 1
…at® (K934457) (Uncemented, K934457) DePuy Profile® Femoral Hip Prosthesis with Porocoat® (Cemented, K872776) DePuy Hydroxyapatite Coated Profile® Hip Stem (Press-Fit, K910156) DePuy Profile® Femoral Hip (Press-Fit, K850055) DEVICE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE: The DePuy Profile® Hip with Porocoat® pr…
Depuy, Inc.1991—
*K850055Profile Femoral Hip
Summary page 1
…le® Femoral Hip Prosthesis with Porocoat® (Cemented, K872776) DePuy Hydroxyapatite Coated Profile® Hip Stem (Press-Fit, K910156) DePuy Profile® Femoral Hip (Press-Fit, K850055) DEVICE DESCRIPTION AND INTENDED USE: The DePuy Profile® Hip with Porocoat® prosthesis is identical in design and materials to…
Depuy, Inc.1985—

Also cleared against K934457: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • The line of descent spans 6 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.6 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K934457.

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 DePuy Profile Femoral Hip with Porocoat prosthesis is indicated for uncemented or cemented use as the femoral component in total hip arthroplasty (THA) for replacing the hip joint of a patient whose hip joint has been damaged by inflammatory or non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease, fracture or the failure of a previous arthroplasty.

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

Also cleared against K934457

3 other devices cite the same predicate.

  • K071417Depuy LPS Diaphyseal and Metaphyseal SleevesDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 20074 Class I recalls
  • K001991Titan Porocoat Hip ProsthesisDePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. · 2000
  • K963266Natural Hip System Porous Stem - Collarless, CollaredIntermedics Orthopedics · 1996

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361 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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510(k) Report. “K984459: Depuy Profile Femoral Hip with Porocoat.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K984459

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