Polar Stem

Offset Polar Stem Inserter

Registry build 21.09.26
13manufacturers in China registered for this device type
1catalogue number
8510(k) clearances naming this product code
3recalls on this code

Who Else Makes It

Concentrated in Jiangsu (6), Shanghai (3), Zhejiang (2). 9 of them are registered as contract manufacturers, able to build to a buyer’s own specification.

Chinese manufacturers registered for FDA product code JDI
Manufacturer City Province Registered as Device types
MicroPort Orthopedics Global Supply Center Limited Shanghai Shanghai Contract manufacturer 82
Zhejiang Biomet Medical Products Co., Ltd. Jinhua Zhejiang Contract manufacturer 74
Canwell Medical Co., Ltd. Jinhua Zhejiang Contract manufacturer 42
Suzhou Elite Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. Kunshan Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 35
B-ONE Medical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Suzhou Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 23
Stryker (Suzhou) Medical Technology Co., Ltd. Suzhou Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 19
APS Materials Suzhou Suzhou Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 18
Xian Airfoil Technology Co., Ltd. Xian Shaanxi Contract manufacturer 8
b-ONE Medical (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Beijing Beijing Contract manufacturer 7
Zimmer (Shanghai) Medical International Trading Co., Ltd. Shanghai Shanghai Exporter 106
Shanghai JPY ION-Tech Co., Ltd. Shanghai Shanghai Contract manufacturer 70
Changzhou Biomet Medical Devices Co., Ltd. Changzhou Jiangsu Contract manufacturer 54

Showing 12 of 13. All 13 manufacturers in China registered for Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented

Record

Regulatory record for Polar Stem
Listed by Smith & Nephew, Inc., United States
FDA product code JDI
Device type Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented
Device class Class 2
Regulation 21 CFR 888.3350
Establishment Contract manufacturer, Remanufacturer, Specification developer, Repacker / relabeller, Complaint-file establishment, Manufacturer, Exporter
510(k) K123598
Record published 2017-11-02
Record revised 2024-09-11 (version 8)

Specifications

Specifications
MRI safety Labeling does not contain MRI Safety Information
Sterilisation Moist Heat or Steam Sterilization
Prescription Prescription only
Label carries lot or batch number

Catalogue Numbers

Catalogue numbers for Polar Stem
Catalogue number Size Status
E0015669-1 In distribution

Same Product Code

Other products under the same FDA product code
Product Sold by Catalogue numbers
Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented Zimmer, Inc. 836
R3 Smith & Nephew, Inc. 497
UniSyn Hip System Shalby Advanced Technologies, Inc. 247
UniSyn® Hip System Consensus Orthopedics, Inc. 247
Reflection Smith & Nephew, Inc. 170
Instrument Howmedica Osteonics Corp 167
Echelon Smith & Nephew, Inc. 159
B-P Total HIP System Endotec, Inc. 151
ZCA® Zimmer, Inc. 149
Omnifit Howmedica Osteonics Corp 149
Ringloc HIP System Biomet Orthopedics 139
Profemur Microport Orthopedics Inc. 113

Showing 12 of 444. All products under Prosthesis, Hip, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Cemented

510(K) Clearances

FDA 510(k) clearances naming this product code
Clearance Decision date
K240783 2024-10-21
K160923 2016-11-17
K123598 2013-06-28
K052792 2005-10-07
K030766 2003-07-25
K024340 2003-02-26
K022958 2002-10-02
K990369 1999-03-12

Recalls Naming This Product

1 recall names this product by its own identifier, the 510(k) it is cleared under.

Recalls naming the identifiers of Polar Stem
Recalled by Identified by Initiated FDA class Root cause Reason Quantity Closed
Smith & Nephew, Inc. 510(k) number 2016-11-16 Class II Process control The firm received complaints of cracks in the weld on the head of the mallet. In the reported cases, some of the lead beads and particles escaped from the mallet into the surgical wound. 4444 units 2019-08-19

Recalls

1 of these is Class II. Class II means a temporary or reversible health consequence. Volume alone is not a quality signal: a manufacturer that ships more recalls more.

Recalls referencing this product code
Initiated FDA class Root cause Reason Quantity Closed
2018-05-02 Class II Process control Three lots of Anthology HO Porous size 7 stems were manufactured with an undersized taper length. The device taper length was incorrectly manufactured as 0.393mm opposed to 0.442 mm. 13 units 2020-09-01
2009-01-23 Not classified Other Radius at the end of the taper of the femoral implant is smaller than specification. This error could result in the tapers not locking fully or properly on femoral stems or in causing impingement and/or increased wear debris. The deficienc 925 units 2012-02-07

Source: U.S. FDA establishment registration and device listing records, public domain. Restructured for clarity and searchability. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the FDA. Records are records: nothing here is an offer of sale.

Where China Actually Supplies

Every device page names the company that lists it and the factories registered to make the same thing. These are the sections with the most of them.

5,100manufacturers registered in China
2,581device types they are registered for
340,248device records, each naming its maker
31provinces with a registered manufacturer