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Modification to Smith & Nephew Intramedullary Hip Screw

K040656510(k) TraditionalCleared May 25, 200474-day reviewClass II21 CFR 888.3040

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

Smith & Nephew, Inc. · HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone

Cleared on May 25, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K954712 (Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc., 1995) and 4 other predicates after a 74-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1998. 9 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 25, 2004
Review
74 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HWC
Recalls
None
Predicates
5

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K981529 (1998). 7 ancestors in all, the oldest K954712 (1995). 9 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 other ancestor1998: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor2001: 2 other ancestors2009: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK981529 · Titanium Intramedullary Nail, Titanium Locking Screw · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 1998 · recalledK040212 · Trigen Intertan · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2004 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors2 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants4 generations forward: 1 descendant K040212 · Trigen Intertan · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 2004 · recalledK981529 · Titanium Intramedullary Nail, Titanium Locking Screw · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · 1998 · recalled0
  1. Root · 2 generations backK981529 Titanium Intramedullary Nail, Titanium Locking ScrewSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK040212 Trigen IntertanSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK040656 Modification to Smith & Nephew Intramedullary Hip ScrewSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2004
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 7 of its ownK050226 Asian Intramedullary Hip Screw NailsSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK092748 Sureshot Tan Nails and AccessoriesSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK243364 TRIGEN META-TAN Trochanteric Antegrade NailSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2024
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK181640 X-BOLT Hip Fracture Fixation SystemX-Bolt Orthopaedics · 2018
  8. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK243608 TRIGEN Stable Lock Nut & WasherSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2025

Showing 5 of 9 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12009: 12010: 12012: 12013: 12018: 12023: 12024: 12025: 1
2005high 1 (2005) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050226Asian Intramedullary Hip Screw NailsSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly7descendants
  • K092748Sureshot Tan Nails and AccessoriesSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K243364TRIGEN META-TAN Trochanteric Antegrade NailSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2024 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K181640X-BOLT Hip Fracture Fixation SystemX-Bolt Orthopaedics · 2018 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K243608TRIGEN Stable Lock Nut & WasherSmith & Nephew, Inc. · 2025 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K981529Titanium Intramedullary Nail, Titanium Locking ScrewSmith & Nephew, Inc.19982
−1K040212Trigen IntertanSmith & Nephew, Inc.20046
0 (this device)K040656Modification to Smith & Nephew Intramedullary Hip ScrewSmith & Nephew, Inc.2004—
+1K050226Asian Intramedullary Hip Screw NailsSmith & Nephew, Inc.2005—
+2K092748Sureshot Tan Nails and AccessoriesSmith & Nephew, Inc.20101
+3K243364TRIGEN META-TAN Trochanteric Antegrade NailSmith & Nephew, Inc.2024—
+2K181640X-BOLT Hip Fracture Fixation SystemX-Bolt Orthopaedics2018—
+4K243608TRIGEN Stable Lock Nut & WasherSmith & Nephew, Inc.2025—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
199810
199910
200120

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200910
201010
201210
201310
201810
202310
202410
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K040656, 1998–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (5)

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
*K954712Intramedullary Hip Screw (Modification)
Summary page 1
…ications for use, design features, operational principles, and material composition to the following predicate devices - Smith & Nephew's Intramnedullary Hip Screw (K9547121, Titanium Nail System (K9815291, Trauma Internal Fixation System 1K9932891, Intramedullary Nail System 1K983942) and T…
Smith & Nephew Richards, Inc.1995—
*K981529Titanium Intramedullary Nail, Titanium Locking Screw
Summary page 1
…erational principles, and material composition to the following predicate devices - Smith & Nephew's Intramnedullary Hip Screw (K9547121, Titanium Nail System (K9815291, Trauma Internal Fixation System 1K9932891, Intramedullary Nail System 1K983942) and TriGen InterTAN 1KO402121. === Page 2…
Smith & Nephew, Inc.19982
*K993289Smith & Nephew Compression Hip Screw System, Intramedullary Hip Screw System
Summary page 1
…ion to the following predicate devices - Smith & Nephew's Intramnedullary Hip Screw (K9547121, Titanium Nail System (K9815291, Trauma Internal Fixation System 1K9932891, Intramedullary Nail System 1K983942) and TriGen InterTAN 1KO402121. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVI…
Smith & Nephew, Inc.1999—
*K983942Intramedullary Nail System, Locking Screw, Nail Cap
Summary page 1
…- Smith & Nephew's Intramnedullary Hip Screw (K9547121, Titanium Nail System (K9815291, Trauma Internal Fixation System 1K9932891, Intramedullary Nail System 1K983942) and TriGen InterTAN 1KO402121. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES…
Smith & Nephew, Inc.1998—
*K040212Trigen IntertanSmith & Nephew, Inc.20046

Also cleared against K954712: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (9)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050226Asian Intramedullary Hip Screw NailsSmith & Nephew, Inc.20057
K122170Smith & Nephew, Inc. Intramedullary Nail System InstrumentationSmith & Nephew, Inc.20120
K083648Gotfried Physiological Hip (PH) NailEfratgo, Ltd. HI Tech Bio-Surgical20090

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?

  • The line of descent spans 6 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 5.6 years on median.
  • 3 of the 7 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K050226 (Smith & Nephew, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 7 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K954712.

How does its category compare?

All HWC devices

HWC Screw, Fixation, Bone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HWC

15in 2025

2007: 352008: 332009: 272010: 232011: 352012: 202013: 252014: 312015: 412016: 262017: 402018: 202019: 302020: 282021: 262022: 262023: 242024: 172025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 41 (2015) · low 15 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HWC

111in 2025

2007: 77 days median2008: 76 days median2009: 113 days median2010: 110 days median2011: 88 days median2012: 99 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 88 days median2015: 85 days median2016: 131 days median2017: 127 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 108 days median2020: 75 days median2021: 84 days median2022: 167 days median2023: 104 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 111 days median2026 (partial year): 125 days median
2007high 167 (2022) · low 75 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · HWC

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 332009: 292010: 72011: 122012: 302013: 142014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 42018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 22022: 132025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 33 (2008) · low 0 (2023)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HWC

2,893in 2025

2007: 6692008: 6602009: 6512010: 7652011: 1,1042012: 3,3392013: 3,8502014: 2,5492015: 2,7112016: 2,2852017: 2,5612018: 3,6622019: 5,4632020: 4,8202021: 4,4462022: 3,9342023: 3,7182024: 3,5752025: 2,893
2007high 5,463 (2019) · low 651 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HWC, 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
2007357725669
2008337633660
20092711329651
2010231107765
20113588121,104
20122099303,339
20132590143,850
2014318822,549
2015418552,711
20162613142,285
20174012742,561
20182010613,662
20193010855,463
2020287544,820
2021268424,446
202226167133,934
20232410403,718
2024179003,575
20251511112,893
2026211252—

What is it indicated for?

Intramedullary Hip Screws are indicated for intracapsular fractures of the femoral neck; trochanteric or subtrochanteric fractures; osteotomies for patients with diseases or deformities of the hip; hip arthrodesis; supracondylar fractures and distal femoral fractures using a supracondylar plate; ipsilateral femoral shaft/neck fractures; intertrochanteric fractures; femoral neck fractures; subcapital fractures; comminuted neck and shaft fractures; femur reconstruction following tumor resection; leg length discrepancies secondary to femoral inequality; and prophylactic nailing of impending pathologic fractures. Smith & Nephew, Inc. Intramedullary Hip Screws are for single use only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K040656: Modification to Smith & Nephew Intramedullary Hip Screw.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K040656

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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