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Titanium Telegraph Humeral Nail

K042332510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 7, 200438-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

Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie · HSB Rod, Fixation, Intramedullary And Accessories

Cleared on Oct 7, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K033510 (Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie, 2003) after a 38-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2003. 24 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 7, 2004
Review
38 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HSB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K033510 (2003). 24 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants clearedK033510 · Modification to Telegraph Humeral Nail · Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie · 2003200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 3 descendants5 generations forward: 6 descendants6 generations forward: 3 descendants7 generations forward: 3 descendants K033510 · Modification to Telegraph Humeral Nail · Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie · 20030+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK033510 Modification to Telegraph Humeral NailFournitures Hospitalieres Industrie · 2003
  2. This deviceK042332 Titanium Telegraph Humeral NailFournitures Hospitalieres Industrie · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 22 of its ownK082754 Aequalis Humeral Nail SystemTornier · 2009 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK103002 Synthes Multiloc Proximal Humeral Nailing SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2011 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 15 of its ownK120807 Synthes Multiloc Humeral Nailing SystemSynthes USA Products, LLC · 2012
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 10 of its ownK132945 CFN-Cannulated Femur Nail, CTN-Cannulated Tibia Nail, CHN-Cannulated…I.T.S. GmbH · 2014
  7. Descendant · 5 generations on · 3 of its ownK161327 Syntec Humeral Nail SystemSyntec Scientific Corporation · 2017

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12009: 12011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 22017: 32019: 22020: 32021: 12023: 22024: 12025: 22026: 3
2005high 3 (2017) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 24 · See all
  • K082754Aequalis Humeral Nail SystemTornier · 2009 · cites it directly22descendants
  • K103002Synthes Multiloc Proximal Humeral Nailing SystemSynthes (Usa) · 2011 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K120807Synthes Multiloc Humeral Nailing SystemSynthes USA Products, LLC · 2012 · 3 generations on15descendants
  • K132945CFN-Cannulated Femur Nail, CTN-Cannulated Tibia Nail, CHN-Cannulated Humeral NailI.T.S. GmbH · 2014 · 4 generations on10descendants
  • K161327Syntec Humeral Nail SystemSyntec Scientific Corporation · 2017 · 5 generations on3descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K033510Modification to Telegraph Humeral NailFournitures Hospitalieres Industrie2003—
0 (this device)K042332Titanium Telegraph Humeral NailFournitures Hospitalieres Industrie2004—
+1K082754Aequalis Humeral Nail SystemTornier20092
+2K103002Synthes Multiloc Proximal Humeral Nailing SystemSynthes (Usa)20112
+3K120807Synthes Multiloc Humeral Nailing SystemSynthes USA Products, LLC2012—
+4K132945CFN-Cannulated Femur Nail, CTN-Cannulated Tibia Nail, CHN-Cannulated Humeral…I.T.S. GmbH2014—
+5K161327Syntec Humeral Nail SystemSyntec Scientific Corporation2017—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200910
201110
201210
201310
201420
201730
201920
202030
202110
202320
202410
202520
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K042332, 2003–2026Source: 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
*K033510Modification to Telegraph Humeral Nail
Summary page 2
…_______________________ PREDICATE DEVICES- The titanium Telegraph® humeral nail is similar to the Telegraph® humteral nail previously cleared in K0335 10. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS: The proposed titanium Telegraph nails have the same intended use and indica…
Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie2003—

Also cleared against K033510: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (24)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K082754Aequalis Humeral Nail SystemTornier200922
K200127TELEGRAPH® EVOLUTION Humeral Nailing SystemFH Industrie20200
K052058Modification to: Titanium Telegraph Humeral NailFournitures Hospitalieres Industrie20050

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K082754 (Tornier, 2009) has gone furthest, with 22 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K033510.

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 TELEGRAPH® Humeral Nail is indicated for fractures of the upper extremity and/or the diaphysis of the humerus.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Also cleared against K033510

2 other devices cite the same predicate.

  • K200127TELEGRAPH® EVOLUTION Humeral Nailing SystemFH Industrie · 2020
  • K052058Modification to: Titanium Telegraph Humeral NailFournitures Hospitalieres Industrie · 2005

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510(k) Report. “K042332: Titanium Telegraph Humeral Nail.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K042332

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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