# K020240: Slim Gliding Nail System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Plus Orthopedics
- Decided: Feb 22, 2002 after 30 days
- Product code: KTT (Appliance, Fixation, Nail/Blade/Plate Combination, Multiple Component)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K974409 (1998). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K974409: Friedl Gliding Nail System, Plus Orthopedics (1998) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K033763: Modification to Slim Gliding Nail System (2003), 1 descendant of its own
- K122170: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Intramedullary Nail System Instrumentation (2012), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Jun 30, 2003 · Not classified · Z-0360-2008: The device was produced without the required distal locking hole

## Indications for use
The SLIM Gliding Nail System is an all-purpose locking nail system for ensuring primary load stability in: - pertrochanteric femoral fractures - subtrochanteric femoral fractures and - lateral femoral neck fractures. Internal fixation with the SLIM Gliding Nail System is indicated in all combination injuries involving the lateral femoral neck or trochanter region and femoral shaft fractures. Thanks to its biomechanical characteristics, the SLIM Gliding Nail System is also suitable for medial femoral neck fractures with retention of the head and simple femoral shaft fractures down to the distal metaphysis. Gliding nail fixation can also be used to secure pathological fractures or to provide weight-bearing stability after varus and valgus revision osteotomies of the proximal femur.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020240
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology