# K042332: Titanium Telegraph Humeral Nail

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie
- Decided: Oct 7, 2004 after 38 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 K033510 (2003). 1 ancestor in all.
24 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)
- K033510: Modification to Telegraph Humeral Nail, Fournitures Hospitalieres Industrie (2003) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K161327: Syntec Humeral Nail System (2017), 3 descendants of its own

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

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042332
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology