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T2 Femoral Nail

K021744510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 26, 200229-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3020

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Jun 26, 2002 after a 29-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 63 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 26, 2002
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HSB
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

63 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2011: 1 descendant cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2009: 3 descendants cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 4 descendants cleared2026: 7 descendants cleared2018: 5 descendants cleared2025: 8 descendants cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2023: 5 descendants cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK021744 T2 Femoral NailHowmedica Osteonics Corp. · 2002
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 53 of its ownK043270 Sirus Intramedullary Nail-Femoral and Tibial Nails, Models 02.02631…Zimmer GmbH · 2005 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 39 of its ownK083497 Zimmer Natural Nail System Piriformis Fossa and Greater Trochanter…Zimmer, Inc. · 2009 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 35 of its ownK082770 Zimmer Natural Nail System Tibial NailZimmer, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 17 of its ownK172774 T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF Nailing System, IMN Screws System…Stryker Trauma GmbH · 2018
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 16 of its ownK180436 T2 Alpha Tibia Nailing System, T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF…Stryker Trauma GmbH · 2018

Showing 5 of 63 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12008: 22009: 32011: 12012: 12013: 22014: 42015: 22017: 42018: 52019: 42020: 42021: 12022: 52023: 52024: 42025: 82026: 7
2005high 8 (2025) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 63 · See all
  • K043270Sirus Intramedullary Nail-Femoral and Tibial Nails, Models 02.02631, 02.02651, 02.02652…Zimmer GmbH · 2005 · cites it directly53descendants
  • K083497Zimmer Natural Nail System Piriformis Fossa and Greater Trochanter Antegrade Femoral NailsZimmer, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on39descendants
  • K082770Zimmer Natural Nail System Tibial NailZimmer, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on35descendants
  • K172774T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF Nailing System, IMN Screws System, IMN Instruments SystemStryker Trauma GmbH · 2018 · 3 generations on17descendants
  • K180436T2 Alpha Tibia Nailing System, T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF Nailing System, IMN Screws…Stryker Trauma GmbH · 2018 · 3 generations on16descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K021744T2 Femoral NailHowmedica Osteonics Corp.2002—
+1K043270Sirus Intramedullary Nail-Femoral and Tibial Nails, Models 02.02631, 02.02651…Zimmer GmbH20052
+2K083497Zimmer Natural Nail System Piriformis Fossa and Greater Trochanter Antegrade…Zimmer, Inc.200916
+2K082770Zimmer Natural Nail System Tibial NailZimmer, Inc.200815
+3K172774T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF Nailing System, IMN Screws System, IMN…Stryker Trauma GmbH2018—
+3K180436T2 Alpha Tibia Nailing System, T2 Alpha Femur Antegrade GT/PF Nailing System…Stryker Trauma GmbH2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200820
200930
201110
201210
201320
201440
201520
201740
201850
201940
202040
202110
202250
202350
202440
202580
202670
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021744, 2002–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—T2 Femoral Nail
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (63)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K043270Sirus Intramedullary Nail-Femoral and Tibial Nails, Models 02.02631, 02.02651, 02.02652…Zimmer GmbH200553
K200880T2 Tibial Nailing System, T2 Femoral Nail System, T2 Supracondylar Nail System, T2 Recon…Stryker GmbH202011
K112059T2 Femoral Nail Model 1825-Xxxxcp, 1828-XxxxcpStryker201110
K152295Talon DistalFix Antegrade/Retrograde Femoral NailOrthopedic Designs North America, Inc.20150

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K043270 (Zimmer GmbH, 2005) has gone furthest, with 53 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HSB devices

HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HSB

15in 2025

2007: 82008: 112009: 182010: 142011: 162012: 172013: 182014: 192015: 222016: 82017: 232018: 172019: 132020: 172021: 102022: 122023: 112024: 132025: 152026 (partial year): 18
2007high 23 (2017) · low 8 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HSB

106in 2025

2007: 68 days median2008: 57 days median2009: 86 days median2010: 117 days median2011: 78 days median2012: 112 days median2013: 105 days median2014: 147 days median2015: 111 days median2016: 124 days median2017: 119 days median2018: 134 days median2019: 132 days median2020: 112 days median2021: 94 days median2022: 172 days median2023: 162 days median2024: 195 days median2025: 106 days median2026 (partial year): 151 days median
2007high 195 (2024) · low 57 (2008)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HSB

18in 2025

2008: 92009: 812010: 182011: 22012: 72013: 142014: 32015: 32016: 62017: 662018: 562019: 62020: 62021: 22022: 12023: 12024: 12025: 182026 (partial year): 1
2007high 81 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · HSB

2,911in 2025

2007: 1622008: 1842009: 3342010: 4542011: 6622012: 1,0792013: 1,7732014: 1,4742015: 1,6712016: 1,9202017: 1,4472018: 3,5262019: 2,5172020: 3,2992021: 4,1112022: 2,7332023: 2,2192024: 2,8692025: 2,911
2007high 4,111 (2021) · low 162 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HSB, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20078680162
200811579184
2009188681334
20101411718454
201116782662
20121711271,079
201318105141,773
20141914731,474
20152211131,671
2016812461,920
201723119661,447
201817134563,526
20191313262,517
20201711263,299
2021109424,111
20221217212,733
20231116212,219
20241319512,869
202515106182,911
2026181511—

What is it indicated for?

The T2™ Femoral Nail is indicated for long bone fracture fixation specifically femoral fracture fixation, which may include the following:

Open and closed femoral fractures

Pseudoarthrosis and correction osteotomy

Pathologic fractures, impending pathologic fractures, and tumor resections

Supracondylar fractures, including those with intra-articular extension

Ipsilateral femur fractures

Fractures proximal to a total knee arthroplasty

Fractures distal to a hip joint

Nonunions and malunions

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026