# K021556: Synthes 2.4 MM Cannulated Compression Screw

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Synthes (Usa)
- Decided: Aug 9, 2002 after 88 days
- Product code: HWC (Screw, Fixation, Bone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3040
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
80 later devices descend from it; 10 cite it directly.
0 of 81 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Synthes 2.4 mm Cannulated Screw: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K161616: DePuy Synthes 4.0 mm and 4.5 mm Cortex Screws, DePuy Synthes 2.4 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 3.5 mm and 4.0 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 4.5 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 6.5 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 7.0 mm and 7.3 mm Cannulated Screws, DePuy Synthes 1.5 mm Headless Compression Screws, DePuy Synthes 2.4 mm Headless Compression Screws, DePuy Synthes 3.0 mm Headless Compression Screws, DePuy Synthes 4.5 mm and 6.5 mm Headless Compression Screw (2017), 33 descendants of its own
- K133842: Tyber Medical Trauma Screw (2014), 23 descendants of its own
- K153575: Tyber Medical Trauma Screw (2016), 12 descendants of its own
- K112737: Tiger Headless Cannulated Screws (2011), 12 descendants of its own
- K110658: Aptus Cannulated Compression Screws (2011), 12 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Synthes 2.4 mm Cannulated Compression Screw is intended for fixation of fractures and non-unions of small bones and small bone arthrodeses, including, but not limited to, scaphoid fractures; intra-articular fractures of the tarsals, metatarsals, carpals and metacarpals; bunionectomies and osteotomies; arthrodeses of small joints (e.g. phalanges); fractures of the patella, ulna and radial styloid.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K021556
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology