# K033510: Modification to Telegraph Humeral Nail

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie
- Decided: Dec 3, 2003 after 27 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
No predicates in its family tree.
25 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K042332: Titanium Telegraph Humeral Nail (2004), 24 descendants of its own
- K082754: Aequalis Humeral Nail System (2009), 22 descendants of its own
- K103002: Synthes Multiloc Proximal Humeral Nailing System (2011), 17 descendants of its own
- K120807: Synthes Multiloc Humeral Nailing System (2012), 15 descendants of its own
- K132945: CFN-Cannulated Femur Nail, CTN-Cannulated Tibia Nail, CHN-Cannulated Humeral Nail (2014), 10 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Telegraph® Humeral Nail is indicated for proximal and/or diaphyseal fractures of the humerus.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K033510
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology