# K043252: Cabling System Trochanter Hook

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 14, 2005 after 52 days
- Product code: JDQ (Cerclage, Fixation)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3010
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K844068 (1985). 22 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 24 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K031162: Smith & Nephew Orthopaedic Cabling System, Smith & Nephew, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.
- K984432: Dall-Miles Cable Grip (a-Grip), Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K961267: Pioneer System GTR (Greater Trochanteer Reattachment) Device, Pioneer Surgical Technology (1996) Summary page 1.
- K982545: BMP Cable System, Biomet, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.
- (no number) Smith & Nephew Hook Plate: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K123598: Smith & Nephew, Inc. Hip System Instrumentation (2013), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Trochanteric reattachment whenever the trochanter is osteotomized in any of the procedures listed below. 1. Primary total hip arthroplasty 2. Revision total hip arthroplasty 3. Any procedure using anterolateral or lateral approaches

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K043252
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology