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# LONGEVITY IT HIGHLY CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE CONSTRAINED LINERS (K101730)

_Zimmer, Inc. · KWZ · Dec 3, 2010 · Orthopedic · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Zimmer, Inc.
- **Product Code:** [KWZ](/submissions/OR/subpart-d%E2%80%94prosthetic-devices/KWZ.md)
- **Decision Date:** Dec 3, 2010
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 888.3310
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Orthopedic
- **Attributes:** Therapeutic

## Intended Use

The Longevity IT Constrained Liner is indicated as a component of a total hip prosthesis in primary or revision total hip arthroplasties where there is a high risk of hip dislocation due to a history of instability, bone loss, joint, muscle or tissue laxity, or disease condition. This device is intended for patients for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

## Device Story

Modular acetabular shell liner; captures femoral head to reduce joint dislocation risk. Features integral polyethylene fingers reinforced with modular Tivanium ring. Mates with Continuum and Trilogy IT acetabular shells. Used in primary or revision total hip arthroplasty. Operated by orthopedic surgeons in clinical/OR settings. Provides mechanical constraint to femoral head; prevents dislocation in high-risk patients.

## Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence based on non-clinical bench testing, including head pull-out fatigue, rim impingement fatigue, static head pull-out, static rim impingement lever-out, liner locking mechanism strength, anatomic fatigue, constrained liner wear, liner durability, backside wear, and temperature effects.

## Technological Characteristics

Modular acetabular liner; highly crosslinked polyethylene with integral fingers; Tivanium ring reinforcement. Mechanical constraint principle. Designed for use with Continuum and Trilogy IT acetabular shells. Non-active, mechanical device.

## Regulatory Identification

A hip joint metal/polymer constrained cemented or uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint. The device prevents dislocation in more than one anatomic plane and has components that are linked together. This generic type of device includes prostheses that have a femoral component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and an acetabular component made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene with or without a metal shell, made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and titanium alloys. This generic type of device is intended for use with or without bone cement (§ 888.3027).

## Special Controls

*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance: Hip Joint Metal/Polymer Constrained Cemented or Uncemented Prosthesis.”

## Predicate Devices

- Trilogy® Longevity Constrained Liner ([K071718](/device/K071718.md))
- Continuum™ and Trilogy Integrated Taper (IT) Acetabular Systems ([K091508](/device/K091508.md))

## Submission Summary (Full Text)

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K101730

### Summary of Safety and Effectiveness

DEC - 3 2010

| Sponsor:                              | Zimmer. Inc.<br>P.O. Box 708<br>Warsaw, IN 46581-0708                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| Contact Person:                       | Bradley W. Strasser<br>Associate, Regulatory Affairs<br>Telephone: (574) 372-4780<br>Fax: (574) 372-4605                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Date:                                 | 14 September 2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Trade Name:                           | Longevity® IT Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene<br>Constrained Liner                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Common Name:                          | Total Hip Prosthesis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Classification Name<br>and Reference: | Hip joint metal/polymer constrained cemented or<br>uncemented prosthesis.<br>21 CFR § 888.3310                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| Product Code:                         | K WZ - Prosthesis, Hip, Constrained, Cemented or<br>Uncemented, Metal/Polymer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Predicate Device:                     | Trilogy® Longevity Constrained Liner,<br>manufactured by Zimmer, Inc., K071718, cleared<br>13 July 2007<br>Continuum™ and Trilogy Integrated Taper (IT)<br>Acetabular Systems, manufactured by Zimmer, Inc.,<br>K091508, cleared 11 September 2009                                                                                                                                                                        |
| Device Description:                   | The Longevity Integrated Taper (IT) Constrained<br>Liner is a modular acetabular shell liner intended to<br>capture the femoral head of a total hip prosthesis to<br>reduce the incidence of joint dislocation. The liners<br>feature integral polyethylene "fingers" reinforced<br>with a modular Tivanium® ring to capture the<br>mating femoral head. The Longevity IT<br>Constrained Liners are intended to mate with |

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Intended Use:

Comparison to Predicate Device:

Continuum and Trilogy IT acetabular shells.

The Longevity IT Constrained Liner is indicated as a component of a total hip prosthesis in primary or revision total hip arthroplasties where there is a high risk of hip dislocation due to a history of instability, bone loss, joint, muscle or tissue laxity, or disease condition. This device is intended for patients for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

The Longevity IT Constrained Liners are manufactured from the same materials and processes as their predicates. The subject device also has the same intended use and constraining mechanism as the predicate Trilogy Longevity Constrained Liner. The Longevity IT Constrained Liners have the same liner locking mechanism as the predicate Continuum and Trilogy IT Acetabular System Polyethylene Liners.

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#### Performance Data (Nonclinical and/or Clinical):

Non-Clinical Performance and Conclusions:

Non-Clinical testing was conducted on the proposed device per FDA's Guidance Document, "Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Hip Joint Metal/Polymer Constrained Cemented or Uncemented Prosthesis". This testing demonstrated that the Longevity IT Constrained Liners performed as intended and met all acceptance criteria.

The Longevity IT Constrained Liner design and geometry were evaluated to demonstrate that the proposed device met performance requirements and is as safe and effective as its predicate. This information and testing data formed the basis for a determination of substantial equivalence.

Specific Non-clinical Testing Completed:

- Head Pull-Out Fatigue Test .
- Rim Impingement Fatigue Test .
- . Static Head Pull-Out Test
- Static Rim Impingement Lever-Out Test t
- Liner Locking Mechanism Strength . Analysis
- . Anatomic Fatigue Analysis
- Constrained Liner Wear Performance .
- Liner Durability and Backside Wear .
- Temperature Effects on Liner Assembly .
- . Interaction of MRI with World Cup Implants

Clinical Performance and Conclusions:

Clinical data and conclusions were not needed for this device.

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Zimmer, Inc. % Mr. Bradley W. Strasser Associate. Regulatory Affairs P.O. Box 708 Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0708 DEC - 3 2010

Re: K101730

Trade/Device Name: Longevity® IT Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Constrained Liners Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3310 Regulation Name: Hip joint metal/polymer constrained cemented or uncemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: KWZ Dated: November 5, 2010 Received: November 8, 2010

Dear Mr. Strasser:

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. Iisting of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you; however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to 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.

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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); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.

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 (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.

Sincerely yours,

Mark A. Milliman

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

Enclosure

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# Indications for Use

K101730

DEC - 3 2010

# 510(k) Number (if known):

Device Name:

Longevity® IT Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Constrained Liner

#### Indications for Use:

The Longevity IT Constrained Liner is indicated as a component of a total hip prosthesis in primary or revision total hip arthroplasties where there is a high risk of hip dislocation due to a history of instability, bone loss, joint, muscle or tissue laxity, or disease condition. This device is intended for patients for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

Prescription Use _ X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR

Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

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Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Resiorative Devices

510(k) Number K101730

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