510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Prosthesis, Shoulder, Non-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented

KWTClass II21 CFR 888.3650510(k) required72 decisions since 197922 recalls

72 FDA decisions since 1979. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 226 days (half between 134 and 252). 22 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K030710, named by 20 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 KWT 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 · KWT

4in 2025

2007: 12010: 12011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 22016: 22017: 12018: 22019: 42020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2011) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWT

242in 2025

2011: 165 days median2019: 91 days median2025: 242 days median
2007high 242 (2025) · low 91 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWT

1in 2023

2008: 12010: 72012: 22013: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 32023: 1
2007high 7 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWT

749in 2025

2007: 322008: 482009: 582010: 712011: 1122012: 832013: 1132014: 1682015: 1762016: 4452017: 5602018: 4802019: 4192020: 2152021: 2282022: 2732023: 3612024: 6012025: 749
2007high 749 (2025) · low 32 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWT, 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
20071—032
20080—148
20090—058
20101—771
201151650112
20121—283
20131—1113
20141—0168
20152—0176
20162—1445
20171—1560
20182—1480
20194913419
20201—0215
20211—0228
20221—0273
20231—1361
20241—0601
202542420749
20261—0—
FIG. 1 — KWT by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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