510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Prosthesis, Hip, Constrained, Cemented Or Uncemented, Metal/Polymer

KWZClass II21 CFR 888.3310510(k) required36 decisions since 198111 recalls

36 FDA decisions since 1981. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 232 days (half between 130 and 333). 11 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K033442, named by 6 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 KWZ 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 · KWZ

1in 2025

2007: 72008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12016: 12017: 22024: 12025: 1
2007high 7 (2007) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KWZ

104in 2007

2007: 104 days median
2007high 104 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · KWZ

1in 2023

2010: 82012: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 8 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KWZ

193in 2025

2007: 412008: 442009: 812010: 982011: 1272012: 1682013: 2742014: 2782015: 6362016: 1,1802017: 4772018: 2832019: 5322020: 2882021: 2162022: 1582023: 1642024: 1452025: 193
2007high 1,180 (2016) · low 41 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KWZ, 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
20077104041
20081—044
20091—081
20101—898
20111—0127
20121—1168
20130—0274
20140—0278
20150—0636
20161—01,180
20172—0477
20180—0283
20190—0532
20200—0288
20210—0216
20220—0158
20230—1164
20241—0145
20251—0193
20260—1—
FIG. 1 — KWZ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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