# K023241: Telegraph Humeral Nail

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie
- Decided: Dec 24, 2002 after 85 days
- Product code: HSB (Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3020
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K951740 (1995). 2 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 14 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K951740: Intramedulary Fixation Rod, Acu Med, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K010901: Fixion Intramedullary Nailing System (Fixion Imn) Model B, Disc-O-Tech Medical Technologies, Ltd. (2001) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K033806: Ace Proximal Humeral Nail System (2004), 9 descendants of its own
- K181827: Affixus Natural Nail System Humeral Nail (2018), 6 descendants of its own
- K231114: Zimmer® Natural Nail® System Cephalomedullary Nails; Affixus® Natural Nail® Humeral Nail System (2023), 4 descendants of its own
- K241651: Affixus Tibial and Antegrade Femoral Nailing System (2024), 2 descendants of its own
- K200814: Affixus (R) Natural Nail (R) System Humeral Nail (2020), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
Telegraph@ Humeral nail is indicated for proximal and/or diaphyseal fractures of the humerus.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K023241
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology