510(k) Report

FDA product code · Orthopedic

Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Uncemented, Metal / Polymer, Non-Porous, Calcium Phosphate

MEHClass II21 CFR 888.3353510(k) required160 decisions since 1990174 recalls

160 FDA decisions since 1990. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 105 days (half between 67 and 179). 174 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K093472, named by 19 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 MEH 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 · MEH

5in 2025

2007: 22008: 62009: 62010: 52011: 52012: 62013: 12015: 22016: 62017: 32018: 22019: 12020: 32021: 32022: 32023: 22024: 62025: 52026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2014)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MEH

87in 2025

2008: 79 days median2009: 65 days median2010: 226 days median2011: 95 days median2012: 131 days median2016: 163 days median2017: 209 days median2020: 131 days median2021: 83 days median2022: 150 days median2024: 91 days median2025: 87 days median
2007high 226 (2010) · low 65 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · MEH

1in 2025

2007: 32008: 802009: 512010: 162011: 42012: 32014: 12015: 12016: 42017: 12018: 32020: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 80 (2008) · low 0 (2013)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MEH

470in 2025

2007: 252008: 2612009: 5392010: 4622011: 4192012: 1,6062013: 1,2952014: 1,1962015: 4902016: 3472017: 3832018: 3372019: 3352020: 3382021: 3722022: 3162023: 3342024: 3542025: 470
2007high 1,606 (2012) · low 25 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MEH, 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—325
200867980261
200966551539
2010522616462
20115954419
2012613131,606
20131—01,295
20140—11,196
20152—1490
201661634347
201732091383
20182—3337
20191—0335
202031311338
20213830372
202231500316
20232—0334
20246910354
20255871470
20261—1—
FIG. 1 — MEH by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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