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# LEGION STEM WITH HOLES (K072531)

_Smith & Nephew, Inc. · JWH · Dec 6, 2007 · Orthopedic · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- **Product Code:** [JWH](/submissions/OR/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/JWH.md)
- **Decision Date:** Dec 6, 2007
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 888.3560
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Orthopedic
- **Attributes:** Therapeutic

## Intended Use

The subject Legion Stems with Holes are intended to be used with femoral and tibial components of the Legion Revision Knee System. The Revision Knee System Components are indicated for: 1. Rheumatoid arthritis. 2. Post-traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, or degenerative arthritis in older patients whose age, weight, and activity levels are compatible with an adequate long-term result. 3. Failed osteotomies, unicompartmental replacement, or total knee replacement. 4. The constrained knee systems are designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the posterior cruciate ligament and one or both of the collateral ligaments (i.e. medial collateral and/or lateral collateral ligament) are absent or incompetent.

## Device Story

Legion Stems with Holes are orthopedic revision knee stems designed for use with Legion Revision Knee System femoral and tibial components. Manufactured from titanium alloy, these stems feature distal fixation holes to facilitate secure attachment. Available in various lengths and diameters to accommodate patient anatomy. Used by orthopedic surgeons in clinical settings during primary or revision knee arthroplasty. The device provides structural support and fixation for the knee prosthesis in patients with ligamentous instability or failed previous surgeries. The distal fixation mechanism enhances stability within the intramedullary canal.

## Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is based on design, material, and technological characteristics compared to legally marketed predicate devices.

## Technological Characteristics

Titanium alloy revision knee stems with distal fixation holes. Semi-constrained design. Dimensions vary by length and diameter. Intended for use with cemented femoral and tibial components. No software or electronic components.

## Regulatory Identification

A knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a knee joint. The device limits translation and rotation in one or more planes via the geometry of its articulating surfaces. It has no linkage across-the-joint. This generic type of device includes prostheses that have a femoral component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and a tibial component or components and a retropatellar resurfacing component made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. This generic type of device is limited to those prostheses intended for use with bone cement (§ 888.3027).

## Predicate Devices

- Smith & Nephew Legion Press-Fit Stem
- Smith & Nephew TriGen Knee Nail

## Submission Summary (Full Text)

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## 510(k) Summary Smith & Nephew

DEC 0 6 2007

Submitter's Name: Submitter's Address: Submitter's Telephone Number: Contact Person: Date Summary Prepared: Trade or Proprietary Device Name: Common or Usual Name: Classification Name:

Smith & Nephew, Inc., Orthopaedic Division 1450 Brooks Road, Memphis, TN 38116 901-399-5340 Megan Bevill September 6, 2007 Legion Stems with Holes Knee Prosthesis 21 CFR 888.3560 Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis Class II Orthopaedics/87/JWH

### Device Description

Device Class: Panel Code:

The subject stems are revision stems manufactured from titanium alloy which feature distal fixation holes. The stems will be available in a variety of lengths and diameters, and they will be used in conjunction with currently marketed femoral and tibial components of the Legion Revision Knee System.

#### Intended Use and Indications

Intended Use:

The subject Legion Stems with Holes are intended to be used with femoral and tibial components of the Legion Revision Knee System.

### Indications:

The Revision Knee System Components are indicated for:

- 1. Rheumatoid arthritis.
- 2. Post-traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, or degenerative arthritis in older patients whose age, weight, and activity levels are compatible with an adequate long-term result.
- 3. Failed osteotomies, unicompartmental replacement, or total knee replacement.
- The constrained knee systems are designed for use in patients in primary and revision ধ: surgery, where the posterior cruciate ligament and one or both of the collateral ligaments (i.e. medial collateral and/or lateral ligament) are absent or incompetent.

### Substantial Eguivalence

### Predicate stems:

Smith & Nephew Legion Press-Fit Stem Smith & Nephew TriGen Knee Nail

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The subject stems are substantially equivalent to the above named stems in indications for use, material, method of manufacture, and basic design principles. The distal fixation mechanism is substantially equivalent to the TriGen Knee Nail listed above

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Public Health Service

DEC 0 6 2007

Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

Smith & Nephew, Inc. Orthopaedic Division % Megan Bevill Regulatory Affairs Specialist 1450 Brooks Road Memphis, Tennessee 38116

Re: K072531

Trade/Device Name: Legion Stem with Holes Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3560 Regulation Name: Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: JWH Dated: September 6 2007 Received: September 7, 2007

Dear Ms. Bevill:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.

Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set

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forth in the quality systems (OS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050. This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance at 240-276-0120. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding postmarket surveillance, please contact CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometric's (OSB's) Division of Postmarket Surveillance at 240-276-3474. For questions regarding of device adverse events (Medical Device Reporting (MDR)), please contact the Division of Surveillance Systems at 240-276-3464. You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (240) 276-3150 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/industry/support/index.html.

Sincerely yours,

Mark N. Mulhausen

Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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# Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known): _ K07253 |

Device Name: Legion Stems with Holes

The Revision Knee System Components are indicated for:

- 1. Rheumatoid arthritis.
- 2. Post-traumatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, or degenerative arthritis in older patients whose age, weight, and activity levels are compatible with an adequate long-term result.
- 3. Failed osteotomies, unicompartmental replacement, or total knee replacement.
- 4. The constrained knee systems are designed for use in patients in primary and revision surgery, where the posterior cruciate ligament and one on both of the collateral ligaments (i.e. medial collateral and/or lateral collateral ligament) are absent or incompetent.

Prescription Use × (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)

AND/OR

Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Cukave Buchm
(Division Sign-Off)

Division of General, Restorative, and Neurological Devices

**510(k) Number** 072531

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