Cleared Traditional

K955137 - IM C-MENT ACETABULAR CAP

K955137 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for IM C-MENT ACETABULAR CAP, manufactured by Implant Ideas, LLC. The device is a Class 2 Orthopedic device with product code JDI cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 332-day FDA review.

K955137 · Implant Ideas, LLC · Orthopedic device
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Oct 1996
Decision
332d
Days
Class 2
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K955137 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the IM C-MENT ACETABULAR CAP. Classified as Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-constrained, Metal/polymer, Cemented (product code JDI), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Implant Ideas, LLC (Okemos, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on October 10, 1996 after a review of 332 days - an unusually long review period, suggesting complex equivalence evaluation.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3350 - the FDA orthopedic device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Elevated predicate reliance profile. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Orthopedic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K955137

510(k) Number K955137 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received November 13, 1995
Decision Date October 10, 1996
Days to Decision 332 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
210d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 332d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

JDI Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code JDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-constrained, Metal/polymer, Cemented
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3350
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Orthopedic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - JDI Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-constrained, Metal/polymer, Cemented

All 514
Devices cleared under the same product code (JDI) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K955137.
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VITALITY HIP STEM
K962560 · Encore Orthopedics, Inc. · Sep 1996