# K984459: Depuy Profile Femoral Hip with Porocoat

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 28, 1999 after 44 days
- Product code: LPH (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Porous Uncemented)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3358
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K915787 (1993). 5 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K934457: Stability Hip Stem with Porocoat, Depuy, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K872776: Profile Femoral Hip Prosthesis W/Porocoat, Depuy, Inc. (1987) Summary page 1.
- K910156: Hydroxyapatite Coated Profile (R) Hip Stem, Depuy, Inc. (1991) Summary page 1.
- K850055: Profile Femoral Hip, Depuy, Inc. (1985) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
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.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K984459
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology