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FDA product code · Orthopedic

LZOProsthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented

Product code LZO covers Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented, a Class II device regulated under 21 CFR 888.3353. FDA has cleared 532 devices in this code, 7 of them in the last 12 months. Median review time across the 532 most recent decisions is 94 days. openFDA lists 177 recall records against this code.

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Class
Class II
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3353
Review panel
Orthopedic
Clearances
532

What is happening in LZO right now?

LZO (Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Ceramic/Polymer, Cemented Or Non-Porous, Uncemented) has two findings, most consequential first. 1 recall opened in the last 12 months and not yet terminated (Class II) (Z-0151-2026). The code is crowded, scoring 67 of 100 — 97 companies hold a clearance here and 7 arrived in the last 12 months (LZO:crowding).

Every factor behind the statement above, most consequential first, with the FDA records it came from.
FindingHow much it mattersFDA records
RecallClass II recallZ-0151-2026
CrowdingContextLZO:crowding

Sources checked: predicate ancestry, recalls, adverse events, new entrants, review time, crowding. Composed . Every finding carries the record ids it was derived from; nothing here is an estimate.

How many devices has FDA cleared in LZO?

FDA has cleared 532 devices under product code LZO since the 510(k) programme began in 1976, 7 of them in the last 12 months.

Source: openFDA device/510k · retrieved

Most recent 510(k) clearances in LZO, newest first.
510(k)DeviceApplicantDecision
K261009MobileLink Acetabular Cup System – 40mm ID Inserts (various)Waldemar Link GmbH & Co. KG
K260831Z1 Hip SystemZimmer, Inc.
K260182Avenir® Müller Stem; Avenir Complete™ Hip SystemZimmer, Inc.
K260037implantcast Packaging System UpdateImplantcast GmbH
K252401implaFit® short stemsImplantcast GmbH
K253171Libertas Taper Short (TS) Uncemented Femoral Stem (Libertas TS Stem)Maxx Orthopedics, Inc.
K250450Coated hip implantsMedacta International S.A.
K243021Longboard Revision Hip StemSignature Orthopaedics Pty, Ltd.
K251906Z1 Hip SystemZimmer, Inc.
K251292RECLAIM Monobloc Revision Femoral StemDepuy Ireland UC

How long does FDA review take for LZO?

The median FDA review time for LZO is 94 days, measured across the 532 most recent decisions with both a received date and a decision date.

Review time here is decision date minus date received, as published by FDA. It is elapsed calendar time, not FDA review days — the two differ whenever the agency stops the clock for an additional information request.

Source: openFDA device/510k · retrieved

Are there recalls in LZO?

openFDA lists 177 recall records against product code LZO. A recall record covers one firm's corrective action and may span many device lots.

  • Z-0151-2026Open, ClassifiedBiopro, Inc.

    Potential packaging issue that could compromise the sterile barrier. Defect may result in loss of sterility of the device, presenting potential risk of infection if device is implanted.

  • Z-1645-2025Open, ClassifiedZimmer, Inc.

    The associated product labeling does not adequately provide compatibility information for use of the 22.2 mm Diameter Ceramic Femoral Heads with cobalt-chrome femoral stems or stainless-steel femoral stems.

  • Z-1646-2025Open, ClassifiedZimmer, Inc.

    The associated product labeling does not adequately provide compatibility information for use of the 22.2 mm Diameter Ceramic Femoral Heads with cobalt-chrome femoral stems or stainless-steel femoral stems.

  • Z-1647-2025Open, ClassifiedZimmer, Inc.

    The associated product labeling does not adequately provide compatibility information for use of the 22.2 mm Diameter Ceramic Femoral Heads with cobalt-chrome femoral stems or stainless-steel femoral stems.

  • Z-1648-2025Open, ClassifiedZimmer, Inc.

    The associated product labeling does not adequately provide compatibility information for use of the 22.2 mm Diameter Ceramic Femoral Heads with cobalt-chrome femoral stems or stainless-steel femoral stems.

Showing the 5 most recently initiated of 177. Recall class comes from openFDA's enforcement endpoint, which does not carry every recall — where it is missing, none is shown rather than guessed. Status is FDA's own wording; a terminated recall is a closed one, and the total spans the code's whole history, not just what is open today.

Source: openFDA device/recall · retrieved

How many adverse events are reported for LZO?

MAUDE holds 7,961 adverse-event reports naming product code LZO, 1,888 of them received in the last 12 months.

MAUDE reports are submitted by manufacturers, importers, user facilities and the public. They are unverified, and a report is not proof that the device caused the event.

Source: openFDA device/event · retrieved

Is adverse-event reporting in LZO unusual?

One month sits above LZO's own expected range: 1 April 2025.

Monthly adverse-event reports naming LZO, against the expected range computed from this code's own history. Shaded band is the expected range; a bar above it is the month flagged. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
Reports received per month for LZO, with the expected range and whether the month fell outside it.
MonthReportsExpectedVerdict
190Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
147Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
148Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
158Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
163Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
179Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
183Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
173Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
129Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
211Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
171Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
208Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
212Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
291Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
245Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
231Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
217Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
176Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
197Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
186Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
241Insufficient historyNo expected range — too little history
189125–264Within expected (125–264)
137106–228Within expected (106–228)
232107–248Within expected (107–248)
387125–276Above expected (125–276)
269120–363Within expected (120–363)
304131–386Within expected (131–386)
364212–642Within expected (212–642)
255146–470Within expected (146–470)
261139–475Within expected (139–475)
295131–452Within expected (131–452)
216126–402Within expected (126–402)
285129–425Within expected (129–425)
200152–491Within expected (152–491)
17386–396Within expected (86–396)
26169–417Within expected (69–417)

21 months do not have a full, unbroken year of history before them, so no expected range is shown for those. Insufficient history is reported as insufficient rather than as zero: an empty baseline would turn a gap in our data into a spike. Method: ewma_alpha_0.3_sd_2 corpus_adjusted. Counts are divided by the corpus-wide volume for that month before comparison, so a rise across all of MAUDE is not reported as a rise in LZO.

What are the predicate devices in LZO?

FDA publishes no machine-readable predicate field, so no predicate chain is recorded for this code yet.

A predicate chain matters because a device inherits the safety history of what it was compared to. FDA publishes the chain only inside each 510(k) summary PDF, never as data — so where we have edges, they are read from those documents, and where we do not, we say so instead of showing an empty list.

Who files 510(k)s in LZO?

Across the 532 most recent decisions, these applicants filed most often in LZO.

Most frequent applicants in LZO among recent decisions.
ApplicantRecent clearances
Medacta International S.A.27
Smith & Nephew, Inc.24
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.23
Zimmer, Inc.23
Biomet, Inc.21

Applicant names above are exactly as FDA published them, so one company can appear under several spellings.

The same makers, after name resolution

2 companies in LZO file under more than one spelling. Resolving them to one identity — across all six datasets, not just this one — is what makes a joined count possible at all.

Companies in LZO whose FDA filings use more than one spelling of the same name.
CompanyClearancesFDA spellings merged
Zimmer, Inc.342
Howmedica Osteonics Corp.273

Merges are measured against a hand-labelled sample and held above 98% precision; pairs the matcher is unsure of are queued for a person rather than merged. See DeviceSignal.

Source: openFDA device/510k · retrieved

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