510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Prosthesis, Hip, Hemi-, Femoral, Metal

KWLClass II21 CFR 888.3360510(k) required108 decisions since 197947 recalls

108 FDA decisions since 1979. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 51 days (half between 32 and 57). 47 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K112470, named by 8 later devices.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, orthopedic panel

Twenty years of KWL at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.

FDA decisions per year · KWL

3in 2025

2007: 22008: 12011: 22012: 12015: 12018: 22019: 12020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWL

32in 2025

2025: 32 days median
2007high 32 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWL

2in 2017

2007: 362009: 22015: 12017: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 36 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWL

29in 2025

2007: 112008: 132009: 212010: 552011: 512012: 622013: 892014: 1072015: 2232016: 2102017: 3472018: 2942019: 4152020: 2702021: 1072022: 992023: 482024: 1432025: 29
2007high 415 (2019) · low 11 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWL, 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
20072—3611
20081—013
20090—221
20100—055
20112—051
20121—062
20130—089
20140—0107
20151—1223
20160—0210
20170—2347
20182—0294
20191—0415
20201—0270
20210—0107
20221—099
20230—048
20241—0143
2025332029
20262—1—
FIG. 1 — KWL by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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